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Definition of Numerate

1. Adjective. Able to understand and use numbers.

2. Verb. Determine the number or amount of. "They numerate the money "; "Count your change"

3. Verb. Read out loud as words written numbers.

Definition of Numerate

1. v. t. To divide off and read according to the rules of numeration; as, to numerate a row of figures.

Definition of Numerate

1. Verb. (transitive) to count ¹

2. Adjective. Having the ability to understand number and perform arithmetic. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Numerate

1. to count [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES] - See also: count

Medical Definition of Numerate

1. To divide off and read according to the rules of numeration; as, to numerate a row of figures. Origin: L. Numeratus, p. P. Of numerare to count. See Number. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Numerate

numchuck numchucks numdah numdah rug numdahs numen numerable numerably numeracies numeracy

numeraire numeral numerally numerals numerary numerate (current term) numerated numerates numerating numeration

numeration system numerations numerative numerator numerators numeri clausi numeric numeric complement numerical numerical adjective

Literary usage of Numerate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Commentaries of Gaius by Gaius, John Thomas Abdy, Bryan Walker (1870)
"qualis est pecunia numerate, vinum, oleum, frumentum, aes, argentum, aurum. quas res aut numerando aut metiendo aut pendendo in hoc damus, ..."

2. An Elementary Arithmetic Designed for Academies and Schools: Also Serving as by George Roberts Perkins (1851)
"To numerate. and read the numbers in the following table, proceed thus: Begin with the upper ... The first place only being occupied, you numerate Units. ..."

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