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| Numerophobia | |
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| Other names | Math anxiety |
| Specialty | Psychiatry |
Numerophobia, arithmophobia, or mathematics anxiety is an anxiety disorder, involving fear of dealing with numbers or mathematics.[1][2][page needed] Sometimes numerophobia refers to fear of particular numbers.[3][4] Some people with this condition may be afraid of even numbers, odd numbers, unlucky numbers, and/or lucky numbers. Those with this phobia may have a hard time holding certain jobs, paying bills, or managing a budget.[5]
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