innumeracy /ɪˈnjuːmə.ɹə.si/ noun1 •Lack of numeracy; low numeracy.John Allen Paulos and others have asked our society to consider numeracy and innumeracy in a way closer to how we view literacy and illiteracy.The man suffered from innumeracy stemming from a brain injury, and depended on his wife for all financial matters, no matter how trivial. formsinnumeracies