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numerate

nu·me·rate

UK/ˈnjuːməɹət/ US/ˈnuːməɹət/ uncommon obsolete
adjective (1) verb (2)

adjective

1.

able to understand and use numbers

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verb

1.

determine the number or amount of

  • “Can you count the books on your shelf?”
  • “Count your change”
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Origin

From Latin numerus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), by analogy with literate. Coined with numeracy in 1959 by the UK Committee on Education, presided over by Sir Geoffrey Crowther.

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