innumerate

adjective in·nu·mer·ate \-rət\

: unable to understand and do basic mathematics

Full Definition of INNUMERATE

: marked by an ignorance of mathematics and the scientific approach

— in·nu·mer·a·cy \-rə-sē\ noun

— innumerate noun

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1959

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