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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
numerate /ˈnjuːm(ə)rət/

▶adjective having a good basic knowledge of arithmetic.

– derivatives
numeracy noun.

– origin 1950s: from L. numerus ‘a number’, on the pattern of literate.

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