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A.Word.A.Day--dyscalculiaPronunciation: WAV or RealAudiodyscalculia (dis-kal-KYOO-lee-uh) noun Inability to solve math problems, usually as a result of brain dysfunction. [Dys + calcul(ate) + -ia.] "Almost seven out of a hundred pupils suffer from dyscalculia - a learning disability that diminishes their mathematical ability but does not affect their general intelligence." Judy Siegel-Itzkovich, Students Suffer From a Dyslexia of Numbers, The Jerusalem Post (Israel), Oct 15, 1995. This week's theme: words from newspapers of the world.
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