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Innumeracy by John Allen Paulos · Booklabria

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First published: 1988
Editions: 18 in 3 languages

Synopsis

Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences is a 1988 book by mathematician John Allen Paulos about innumeracy (deficiency of numeracy) as the mathematical equivalent of illiteracy: incompetence with numbers rather than words. Innumeracy is a problem with many otherwise educated and knowledgeable people.

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Mathematics
Mathématiques
Ouvrages de vulgarisation
Wiskunde
Mathematics, popular works

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18 in 3 languages

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English14 Chinese1 Spanish1

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