An edition of Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences (1988)

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An edition of Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences (1988)

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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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Tusquets
Language
Spanish
Pages
150

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Mathematical ability, Mathematics, Number concept, Popular works, Ouvrages de vulgarisation, Wiskunde, Mathématiques, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Mathematics, popular works, Unterhaltungsmathematik, New York Times reviewed, Lógica matemática, Matemáticas, Estudios, ensayos, conferencias, Números, Pu ji du wu, Shu xue
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
2014, Penguin Books, Limited
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
2011, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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Shu mang: Shu xue wu zhi zhe yan zhong de mi wang shi jie
2006, Shang hai jiao yu chu ban she
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El hombre anumérico
January 2002, Tusquets
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Innumeracy: Mathmatical Illiteracy And Its Consequences
Aug 18, 2001, Turtleback Books
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
2001, Hill and Wang
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Innumeracy
March 2, 2000, Penguin Books Ltd
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
October 1999, Econo-Clad Books
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
1990, Vintage Books
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
1990, Penguin
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
1990, Vintage Books
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
1989, Viking
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
February 1, 1989, Hill and Wang
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
1989, Hill and Wang
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
1988, Hill and Wang
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
1988-01-01, Hill and Wang
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy And Its Consequences
1988-01-01, Hill and Wang
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Innumeracy
1988-01-01, Collins Publishers

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Translation Of
Innumeracy
Translated From
English

Contributors

Translator
Josep M. Llosa

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
150

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OL13279285M
Internet Archive
elhombreanumrico00paul
ISBN 10
8472231496
ISBN 13
9788472231498
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57827
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58117

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First Sentence

"Two aristocrats are out horseback riding and one challenges the other to see which can come up with the larger number."

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January 29, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Merge works (MRID: 44615)
January 27, 2023 Edited by Stew Fix accents in title. Add translation info.
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