numerate

Example Sentences

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He said the new qualification would ensure children leave school "literate and numerate".

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

He said an “anti-maths mindset” had made Britain one of the least numerate nations in the developed world.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

When we underinvest in our own human capital, when so many Americans are only marginally literate or numerate or suffer from ill health or dependencies, then our entire country suffers.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2020

If you can answer the following question correctly, your response falls in the top half of well-educated Americans, and you are highly numerate:

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2019

In addition to being wise to the problem of selfselected samples, the numerate consumer should also understand the related problem of the selfselected study.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos