numerate
adjective
ˈnü-mə-;ˈnyüm-, ˈnyü-mə-\
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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
ˈnyü-\
Definition of numerate (Entry 2 of 2)
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Synonyms: Verb
detail, enumerate, itemize, list, recite, reel off, rehearse, tick (off)
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