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arithmetic

[ noun uh-rith-muh-tik; adjective ar-ith-met-ik ]

noun

  1. the method or process of computation with figures: the most elementary branch of mathematics.
  2. Also called higher arithmetic,. the theory of numbers; the study of the divisibility of whole numbers, the remainders after division, etc.
  3. a book on this subject.


adjective

  1. Also arithmetical. of or relating to arithmetic.

arithmetic

/ əˈɪθəɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of mathematics concerned with numerical calculations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
  2. one or more calculations involving numerical operations
  3. knowledge of or skill in using arithmetic

    his arithmetic is good

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or using arithmetic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

arithmetic

/ ə-ĭٳĭ-ĭ /

  1. The mathematics of integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٳˈپ, adverb
  • ˌٳ󳾱ˈپ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of arithmetic1

1200–50; < Latin ٳŧپ, feminine singular of ٳŧپܲ < Greek ٳŧپḗ ( éŧ ) (art, skill) of numbers, equivalent to ٳé ( ein ) to reckon + -t ( o )- verbal adjective + -ḗ -ic; replacing Middle English arsmet ( r ) ike < Old French arismetique < Medieval Latin ŧپ, with s for Late Greek th
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of arithmetic1

C13: from Latin ٳŧپ, from Greek ٳŧپŧ, from arithmein to count, from arithmos number
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