innumerate
adjective
in·nu·mer·ate
i-ˈnü-mə-rət 
-ˈnyü-;
-ˈn(y)üm-rət
: marked by an ignorance of mathematics and the scientific approach
innumerate
noun
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Answer Man is innumerate in all major numbering systems — Roman, Arabic, hexadecimal — and not so hot in Latin, either.
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Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2021
To my innumerate mind, though, the odds of a Biden win are basically fifty-fifty.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 Oct. 2020
In those necks of the woods, people are too ignorant to vote in favor of helping their illiterate and innumerate children.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 9 Oct. 2018
They would be termed innumerate — unskilled at working with numbers.
—Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, 29 June 2018
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Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2021
To my innumerate mind, though, the odds of a Biden win are basically fifty-fifty.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 Oct. 2020
In those necks of the woods, people are too ignorant to vote in favor of helping their illiterate and innumerate children.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 9 Oct. 2018
They would be termed innumerate — unskilled at working with numbers.
—Sandy Bauers, Philly.com, 29 June 2018
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“Innumerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innumerate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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