numerate

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈnumərət/ UK /ˈnjuːmərət/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
able to understand and work with numbers; to count or enumerate

The job requires a numerate candidate comfortable with statistics.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · able to understand and work... count enumerate reckon tally number

Opposites

innumerate

Word family

Derived forms numeracynumerator

Related forms numeral number enumerate numeric numerical

Etymology

From Latin numeratus, past participle of numerare ('to count, number'), from numerus ('number').

numerare Latin numerus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# numerate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈnumərət/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈnjuːmərət/

## Meanings
1. able to understand and work with numbers; to count or enumerate

## Examples
- The job requires a numerate candidate comfortable with statistics.

## Synonyms
- count
- enumerate
- reckon
- tally
- number

## Antonyms
- innumerate

## Derived Forms
- numeracy
- numerator

## Related Forms
- numeral
- number
- enumerate
- numeric
- numerical

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: numerare
- Root: numerus

## Etymology
From Latin numeratus, past participle of numerare ('to count, number'), from numerus ('number').

## AI Etymology
Numerate is from Latin numeratus, past participle of numerare ('to count, number'), from numerus ('number'). Important recorded forms include numerare (Latin) and numerus (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers able to understand and work with numbers; to count or enumerate. The wider family includes derived forms such as numeracy and numerator and related words such as numeral, number, enumerate, numeric, and numerical.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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