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Numeracy is an English word with synonyms like skill or accomplishment. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Numeracy in a sentence

Numeracy meaning

  1. Numerical skill.
  2. Competence with mathematics and with how to apply it to practical applications; sufficient ability to think critically in a quantitative way.

Synonyms of Numeracy

skill accomplishment acquirement acquisition attainment

Related words

Other words often associated with Numeracy or its synonyms:

power ability achievement arrival action acquiring science reaching learning getting

Using Numeracy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Numerical skill. | Competence with mathematics and with how to apply it to practical applications; sufficient ability to think critically in a quantitative way. | Numerical skill.
  • Useful related words include: skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition.
  • In the example corpus, numeracy often appears in combinations such as: and numeracy, numeracy skills, numeracy and.

Context around Numeracy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

everyday 1× effective 1× encourage 1× literacy 1× talking 1×

Often after:

skills 3× standards 2× stressing 1× gains 1× reading 1× fln 1×

Sentence patterns with Numeracy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

literacy and numeracy 2× literacy and numeracy standards every 2× and talking numeracy reading and 1× basis of numeracy 1× confidence in numeracy and we 1× demonstrate effective numeracy skills 1× free everyday numeracy with cooking 1× importance of numeracy stressing that 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

tens of thousands 2× fife college is 1× getting the students 1× he will put 1× i did mine 1× in numeracy the 1×

Common sentence endings:

literacy and numeracy 2× and technical education 1× at every level 1× basis of numeracy 1× effective numeracy skills 1× friday has found 1×

Words around Numeracy

Just before it in the word index:

numeous 2 numenius 3 numen 3 nume 2 numbulwar 2 numbskulls 3

Just after it in the word index:

numeraire 4 numeral 103 numerals 183 numerate 6 numeration 8 numerator 43

Similar in corpus frequency:

aachen 52 abayomi 52 abbots 52 abduct 52 abram 52 acetylcholine 52

Corpus analysis for Numeracy

  • In this selection, "numeracy" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, everyday, effective, encourage, skills, standards and stressing stand out and add context to how "numeracy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include literacy and numeracy and literacy and numeracy standards every. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "numeracy" sits close to words such as aachen, abayomi and abbots, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with numeracy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Most pupils demonstrate effective numeracy skills. (6 words)

In numeracy, the figure fell from 39 to 38 percent over the same period. (14 words)

No country or people in the world relates to others politically only on the basis of numeracy. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Unfortunately, chronic absence—when a student misses 10 or more days during an academic year for any reason—is a key contributor to the low literacy and numeracy skills reflected in the data. (33 words)

Getting the students into schools is one thing, but there is also a need to improve the quality of early education and to support teachers with professional development in teaching literacy and numeracy. (33 words)

She said: “Multiply is a project to help people gain confidence in numeracy and we do that in two ways: we run an eight-week course and then a pop-up shop. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Fife College is extending a helping hand to families facing the challenges of the cost of living crisis by offering a free Everyday Numeracy with Cooking course.

He will put emphasis on the importance of numeracy, stressing that jobs will require more ‘analytical skills’ in the future, sources have said.

Most pupils demonstrate effective numeracy skills.

No country or people in the world relates to others politically only on the basis of numeracy.

Not surprisingly, the National Curriculum was the winner, with funding for ‘progressive’ priorities like Indigenous education and gender equity while infinitely more important outcomes like literacy and numeracy are ignored.

She said: “Multiply is a project to help people gain confidence in numeracy and we do that in two ways: we run an eight-week course and then a pop-up shop.

Tens of thousands of Australian school children are failing to meet the minimum literacy and numeracy standards every year.

Tens of thousands of Australian school children are failing to meet the minimum literacy and numeracy standards every year, a new report issued on Friday has found.

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The meeting will focus on ensuring foundational literacy and numeracy in the context of blended learning, making tech-enabled learning more inclusive, qualitative and collaborative at every level.

In numeracy, the figure fell from 39 to 38 percent over the same period.

On the one hand I do believe we need more funds directed to barrier reduction, early childhood, K-3 literacy and numeracy gains, and district-wide career and technical education.

Sixty Year Five pupils participated across three sessions of Bullseye Maths, which aims to encourage numeracy with a range of worksheet-based theory and darts-playing practical exercises.

Students will also be expected to take key skills qualifications which involve competence in literacy, numeracy and IT, as part of the new system.

The rankings use published data on to mark schools out of 100 on achievements in listening and talking, numeracy, reading and writing.

The scene represents a fundamental shift in Jammu & Kashmir’s’s approach to Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN), where children are no longer passive recipients but active participants in their learning journey.

Unfortunately, chronic absence—when a student misses 10 or more days during an academic year for any reason—is a key contributor to the low literacy and numeracy skills reflected in the data.

While earlier the poor literacy and numeracy skills were blamed on poverty, this isn’t the situation any more.

Getting the students into schools is one thing, but there is also a need to improve the quality of early education and to support teachers with professional development in teaching literacy and numeracy.

I did mine last year and then assisted kindergarten teachers with the literacy and numeracy of their charges.

There is further provision for training four thousand women in female cross borders’ associations in adult literacy and numeracy.

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Common combinations with numeracy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "numeracy" in a sentence?
An example: "Fife College is extending a helping hand to families facing the challenges of the cost of living crisis by offering a free Everyday Numeracy with Cooking course." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "numeracy" from authentic English texts.
What does "numeracy" mean?
Numeracy means: Numerical skill.
What are synonyms of "numeracy"?
Common synonyms of "numeracy" include: skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment.
How many example sentences with "numeracy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "numeracy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.