Judged: two independent readers; copy check clear.
numerical competence
numerical competence Numerical competence is the ability to recognize and compare quantities based on the number of items present, rather than on other visual features.
Numerical competence is the ability to recognize and compare quantities based on the number of items present, rather than on other visual features. In this source, it refers to matching or distinguishing patterns by their shared number of elements and showing some generalization to new number comparisons.