Innumeracy (book)
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Innumeracy (book)
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences is a 1988 book by mathematician John Allen Paulos about innumeracy as the mathematical equivalent of illiteracy: incompetence with numbers rather than words. Innumeracy is a problem with many otherwise educated and knowledgeable people. While many people would be ashamed to admit they are illiterate, there is very little shame in admitting innumeracy by saying things like "I'm a people person, not a numbers person", or "I always hated math
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1988 book by John Allen Paulos
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innumeracy_(book)
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2006-04-15T17:25:14Z
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2024-09-06T12:21:56Z
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