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Numeracy is the "mirror image of literacy".
Additionally, a scientific approach (including observation, hypothesis, experiment, and verification) is emphasised to study one's wonders. -
Numeracy is the ability to use math fundamentals and adjust to the changes within a rapidly changing technological-advanced world.
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Numeracy is the ability to use mathematical concepts (such as numerical, spatial, graphical, statistical, and algebraic concepts) to achieve a specific purpose in a given context i.e. at home, work, or within the community.
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Numeracy is one's ability to understand, analyse, and critically respond, using mathematical skills and knowledge, within an array of contexts.
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Numeracy is the capacity to recognize and understand the role of math in the world. Additionally, it is the confidence and willingness to apply maths to their lives
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Numeracy is one's capacity, confidence, and disposition to use mathematics within different contexts. Thus numeracy is the application and utility of math to meet the everyday demands of life.