Word familynoun number numeral numeracy numerator innumeracy numerationadjective innumerable numerical numerous numerate ≠ innumerateverb number outnumber adverb numerically
Related topics: Education, Maths
nu·me·rate /ˈnjuːmərət $ ˈnuː-/adjectiveadj
SEHMable to do calculations and understand simple mathematics 会计算的;懂简单算术的 → literate
Examples from the Corpus
numerate• He is not even convinced that the head of a financial institution needs to be all that numerate.• Managers use numbers to make decisions and therefore need to be numerate.• We need someone who's numerate for this job.• Third World governments build roads which help farmers to market their produce and schools which create a literate and numerate workforce.
Originnumerate
(1900-2000)Latinnumerus ( → NUMBER1) + English-ate (as in literate)