numeracy
noun
nu·mer·acy
ˈn(y)ü-mə-rə-sē 
ˈn(y)üm-rə-
: ability to understand and work with numbers : the quality or state of being numerate
The quality of education at the school is outstanding. Levels of literacy and numeracy are exceptionally good and the number of children requiring remedial attention is low.—
Ruth Rendell et al.
Ruth Rendell et al.Literacy, numeracy and a sense of scientific problem-solving are the fundamental underpinnings of education for everybody, rich and poor alike.—David Hamburg
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Like language, tool use, altruism, and numeracy, a grasp of mortality was long cordoned off as the special, if difficult, birthright of human beings.
—Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The news was dismal: only three out of ten third-grade students had mastered second-grade numeracy, and even fewer could read a second-grade story in English.
—Jim Yong Kim, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
Revise the curriculum to emphasize fundamental skills — such as literacy, numeracy and critical thinking — to ensure students gain a solid academic foundation.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
In fact, scientists have proven that babies and toddlers show and develop numeracy—the ability to understand and work with numbers—early on.
—Shalinee Sharma, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
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Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The news was dismal: only three out of ten third-grade students had mastered second-grade numeracy, and even fewer could read a second-grade story in English.
—Jim Yong Kim, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
Revise the curriculum to emphasize fundamental skills — such as literacy, numeracy and critical thinking — to ensure students gain a solid academic foundation.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
In fact, scientists have proven that babies and toddlers show and develop numeracy—the ability to understand and work with numbers—early on.
—Shalinee Sharma, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Numeracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/numeracy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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