innumeracy

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ numeracy, coined by cognitive scientist Douglas Hofstadter and popularized by mathematician John Allen Paulos in his 1989 book Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences.

Noun

innumeracy (countable and uncountable, plural innumeracies)

1. An ignorance of mathematics, or an inability to manipulate numbers

   The man suffered from innumeracy stemming from a brain injury, and depended on his wife for all financial matters, no matter how trivial.

Antonyms

• numeracy

See also

• illiteracy