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a⋅rith⋅me⋅tic
[n. uh-rith-muh-tik; adj. 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, theoretical arithmetic. the theory of numbers; the study of the divisibility of whole numbers, the remainders after division, etc. |
| 3. | a book on this subject. |
Origin:
1200–50; < L arithmētica, fem. sing. of arithmēticus < Gk arithmētik
(téchnē) (art, skill) of numbers, equiv. to arithmé(ein) to reckon + -t(o)- verbal adj. + -ik -ic; r. ME arsmet(r)ike < OF arismetique < ML arismētica, with s for LGk th
1200–50; < L arithmētica, fem. sing. of arithmēticus < Gk arithmētik
(téchnē) (art, skill) of numbers, equiv. to arithmé(ein) to reckon + -t(o)- verbal adj. + -ik -ic; r. ME arsmet(r)ike < OF arismetique < ML arismētica, with s for LGk thRelated forms:
ar⋅ith⋅met⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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| a·rith·me·tic (ə-rĭth'mĭ-tĭk) n.
[Middle English arsmetike, from Old French arismetique, from Medieval Latin arismetica, alteration of Latin arithmētica, from Greek arithmētikē (tekhnē), (art) of counting, feminine of arithmētikos, from arithmein, to count, from arithmos, number; see ar- in Indo-European roots.] ar'ith·met'i·cal·ly adv., a·rith'me·ti'cian (-tĭsh'ən) n. |
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Arithmetic
A*rith"me*tic\, n. [OE. arsmetike, OF. arismetique, L. arithmetica, fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? arithmetical, fr. ? to number, fr. ? number, prob. fr. same root as E. arm, the idea of counting coming from that of fitting, attaching. See Arm. The modern Eng. and French forms are accommodated to the Greek.]1. The science of numbers; the art of computation by figures. 2. A book containing the principles of this science. Arithmetic of sines, trigonometry. Political arithmetic, the application of the science of numbers to problems in civil government, political economy, and social science. Universal arithmetic, the name given by Sir Isaac Newton to algebra.
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Language Translation for : arithmetic
Spanish:
aritmética,
German:
die Arithmetik,
Japanese:
算数
arithmetic
c.1250, from O.Fr. arsmetique, from L. arithmetica, from Gk. arithmetike (tekhne) "(the) counting (art)," from arithmos "number," from PIE base *ri- "number" (cf. O.E., O.H.G. rim "number;" O.Ir. rim "number," dorimu "I count;" L. ritus "religious custom"). Originally in Eng. arsmetrik, on folk etymology from L. ars metrica; spelling corrected early 16c. Replaced native tælcræft "tell-craft."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| arithmetic (ə-rĭth'mĭ-tĭk) Pronunciation Key
The mathematics of integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. |
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