Definition of numerate
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: having the ability to understand and work with numbers
The collectors themselves were recruited locally and often barely numerate. They could be sent to prison if they failed to collect the prescribed amount.— Graham Robb … more than five million Americans have some form of classroom business training. They make up an affluent cohort that is numerate as well as literate and looks to books on business for fun, profit, and instruction.— Christopher Knowlton
numerate
verb
numerated; numerating
Definition of numerate (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of numerate was in 1657
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