- He intends this volume to delight the numerophobic into seeing the beauty in math.”
numerophobic
adjective; compounding
afraid of numbers or math The concept of “phobias,” or fears, is quite common in our language: we have “claustrophobia,” “arachnophobia,” etc. Thus, extending the root ‘phobia’ to other objects or abstract domains is easily understandable.
Etymology : “numer” (number) + “phobia” (fear) + “-ic” (adjective suffix)
Source : Mathematics book list: http://www.binbooks.com/books/photo/i/l/13186AB6AD
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