2007-01-27 00:10:52 · 6 answers · asked by OLIKKARA 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
its dislexia for math, a learning disability in which numbers mix up the person and confuse them.
2007-01-27 00:18:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source dys·cal·cu·li·a (dÄs'kÄl-kyÅÅ'lÄ-É) Pronunciation Key
n. Impairment of the ability to solve mathematical problems, usually resulting from brain dysfunction.
[dys- + calcul(ate) + -ia1.]
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Good Luck!!!
2007-01-27 08:35:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds as if it's an inability to handle numbers and do simple arithmetical calculations. If I'm right, then it differs from innumeracy in that someone who is truly innumerate cannot even count.
It is probably spelt with a Y: dyscalculia, as with other impairments, such as dyspraxia, dyslexia etc., from the Greek prefix 'dys', meaning 'abnormal, defective'.
The last part of the word comes from Latin 'calculus', meaning 'pebble'. So I suppose dyscalculia could mean an inability to handle pebbles !
P.S. to bookfreak2day: That medicine only works for dyslexic vampires.
2007-01-27 08:39:50 · answer #3 · answered by deedsallan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's dyscalculia. It's brain dysfunction that makes you unable of solving math problems.
2007-01-27 08:22:51 · answer #4 · answered by Kontesa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like it's the inability to do arithmetic and probably higher math too.
2007-01-27 08:17:10 · answer #5 · answered by and_y_knot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a drug that makes vampires disappear. Ha, Ha.
2007-01-27 08:14:59 · answer #6 · answered by bookfreak2day 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋