numerate
pronunciation
How to pronounce numerate in British English:
UK ['nju:mərət]
How to pronounce numerate in American English:
US [ˈnuməˌret, ˈnju-]
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- Verb:
- determine the number or amount of
- read out loud as words written numbers
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- Adjective:
- able to understand and use numbers
Word Origin
- numerate (v.)
- 1721, "to count," from Latin numeratus "counted out," past participle of numerare "to count, to number," from numerus "a number" (see number). Related: Numerated; numerating.
Example
- 1. The importance of making children numerate .
- 2. As jobs on wall street wane , the most numerate mba graduates are finding a welcome home in companies such as amazon , facebook , google and yahoo , groups for which data analytics are critical .
- 3. Traditionally it has attracted " solicitors , actuaries and tax accountants " or what she describes more widely as " bright , numerate , and technically focused people " , but it now tends to place a premium on creative thinking .
- 4. Until three years ago , smart , numerate students took it for granted that one of the fastest ways to become rich and successful was to dive into the world of complex finance , producing structures such as collateralised debt obligations ( cdos ) .
- 5. Price index is how of numerate .