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nu·mer·ate
(no͞o′mə-rāt′, nyo͞o′-)tr.v. nu·mer·at·ed, nu·mer·at·ing, nu·mer·ates
To enumerate; count.
adj. (-mər-ĭt)
Able to think and express oneself effectively in quantitative terms.
[Latin numerāre, numerāt-, from numerus, number; see number.]
nu′mer·a·cy (-mər-ə-sē) n.
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adj
(Education) able to use numbers, esp in arithmetical operations. Compare literate
vb (tr)
1. (Mathematics) to read (a numerical expression)
2. a less common word for enumerate
[C18 (vb): from Latin numerus number + -ate1, by analogy with literate]
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nu•mer•ate
(v. ˈnu məˌreɪt, ˈnyu-; adj. -mər ɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to represent numbers by symbols.
adj. 3. able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.
[1400–50; late Middle English: counted, numbered < Latin numerātus, past participle of numerāre to number; see -ate1]
nu′mer•a•cy, n.
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Past participle: numerated
Gerund: numerating
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Verb | 1. | numerate - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" recount - count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made" ascertain, determine, find out, find - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" miscount - count wrongly census - conduct a census; "They censused the deer in the forest" |
2. | numerate - read out loud as words written numbers read - look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon" | |
Adj. | 1. | numerate - able to understand and use numbers educated - possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge) innumerate - lacking knowledge and understanding of mathematical concepts and methods |
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Translations
يُعَدِّد، يَسْرُد بالتَّسَلْسُل
se smyslem pro počty/vědu
számolni tudó
sem hefur undirstöîukunnáttu í reikningi
mokantis skaičiuoti
rēķināt protošs
so zmyslom pre matematiku
matematiğe aklı erenmatematik kafası olan
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[ˈnjuːmərɪt] ADJ → con conocimientos básicos de aritméticato be numerate → tener conocimientos básicos de aritmética
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[ˈnjuːmərət] adj (British) to be numerate [child] → savoir compterhighly numerate → doué(e) en mathématiques
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(ˈnjuːmərət) adjective having a basic understanding of mathematics and science.
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