numerate

Example Sentences

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He continued to speak of the many graduates “not nearly literate or numerate enough to identify the main idea of a reading passage or to perform basic computations.”

From Washington Post

It’s harder-edged, more numerate and more closely connected to the floods, fires and December tornadoes that have upended millions of people’s lives.

From New York Times

But Danish workers at the 20th percentile are high school graduates who are literate and numerate.

From New York Times

When we underinvest in our own human capital, when so many Americans are only marginally literate or numerate or suffer from ill health or dependencies, then our entire country suffers.

From New York Times

The less numerate, however, rely more on compelling stories and emotional reactions in decisions rather than the hard facts.

From Washington Post