For the record - Feb. 5, 2010
Numbers: A Jan. 31 opinion article, “But Who’s Counting?,” attributed the term “innumeracy” to Temple University professor J.A. Paulos. The term had been used by others before Paulos’ book, “Innumeracy,” popularized it. The article also used the middle initial E for financial swindler Bernard Madoff. His middle initial is L.
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