Word family noun number numeral numeracy numerator innumeracy adjective innumerable numerical numerous numerate ≠ innumerate verb number outnumber adverb numerically
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnumeratenu‧me‧rate /ˈnjuːmərət $ ˈnuː-/ adjective SEHMable to do calculations and understand simple mathematics → literateExamples 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.Origin numerate (1900-2000) Latin numerus ( → NUMBER1) + English -ate (as in literate) 