different between dyscalculia vs acalculia

English

Etymology

From dys-, from Ancient Greek ???- (dus-, “bad”) + calculate, from Latin calculare.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?d?skæl?kju?li.?/

Noun

dyscalculia (countable and uncountable, plural dyscalculias)

1. (pathology) A learning disability characterized by significantly below average mathematical ability.

   Some educators think requiring students with dyscalculia to study math in high school is a mistake because the dyscalculic students are unlikely to be capable of learning math.

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: dyskalkuli

Translations

See also

• acalculia

English

Etymology

From a- (negative prefix) + Latin calculare (“to calculate”) + -ia (“pathological condition”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?e?.kæl?kju?.l?.?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?e?.kæl?kju?.li.?/

Noun

acalculia (uncountable)

1. (pathology) The condition of lacking basic mathematical skills caused by a brain injury, or more specifically an injury to the parietal lobe. [First attested in the early 20th century.]

Derived terms

• acalculiac

Related terms

• dyscalculia

Translations

See also

• agrammatism

References

Portuguese

Noun

acalculia f (uncountable)

1. (pathology) acalculia (condition of lacking basic mathematical skills)