Innumeracy Summary of Key Points
Innumeracy discusses the problems of mathematical illiteracy and ignorance in society, and its consequences.
Innumeracy discusses the problems of mathematical illiteracy and ignorance in society, and its consequences.
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Innumeracy explores the dire consequences of societal mathematical illiteracy.