Innumeracy was formed by analogy with which word?
AIlliteracy
BImmunity
CImpatience
DInactivity
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Illiteracy
1. Innumeracy names a lack of number reasoning.
2. It was coined by analogy with illiteracy.
3. The other words have no such link.
_Source: Wikipedia, Numeracy, Innumeracy and dyscalculia_
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