a good basic knowledge of mathematics; the ability to understand and work with numbers standards of literacy and numeracy
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NAmE//ˈnumərət//
adjective All students should be numerate and literate when they finish school. opposite innumerateSee numeracy in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: numeracy