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Innumeracy (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)

“Innumeracy,” although an unfamiliar term, describes a familiar condition. Millions of Americans, although competent in arithmetic, cannot deal meaningfully with algebra, fractions, and other forms and manipulations of numbers. They are uncomfortable with quantitative comparisons, think scientific notation is a foreign language, and cannot put large numbers in the proper perspective. Many of these sufferers, however, admit to no shame and have little recognition of the impact which innumeracy has had on their everyday life. Indeed, otherwise highly educated Americans who are...

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