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arithmetic

[n. uh-rith-muh-tik; adj. ar-ith-met-ik]

noun

the method or process of computation with figures: the most elementary branch of mathematics.

Also called higher arithmetic, theoretical arithmetic. the theory of numbers; the study of the divisibility of whole numbers, the remainders after division, etc.

a book on this subject.

adjective ar·ith·met·ic

Also, ar·ith·met·i·cal. of or pertaining to arithmetic.

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Origin:
1200–50; < Latin arithmētica, feminine singular of arithmēticus < Greek arithmētikḗ (téchnē) (art, skill) of numbers, equivalent to arithmé(ein) to reckon + -t(o)- verbal adjective + -ikḗ -ic; replacing Middle English arsmet(r)ike < Old French arismetique < Medieval Latin arismētica, with s for Late Greek th

Related forms

ar·ith·met·i·cal·ly, adverb

non·ar·ith·met·ic, adjective

non·ar·ith·met·i·cal, adjective

non·ar·ith·met·i·cal·ly, adverb

un·ar·ith·met·i·cal, adjective

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un·ar·ith·met·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Example Sentences

They don't plop students at computers to drill themselves on spelling or arithmetic.

Sucking at arithmetic is usually due to laziness or sloppy work.

If not, a sequence of tests using a type of mathematics called modular arithmetic is carried out.

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They don't plop students at computers to drill themselves on spelling or arithmetic.

Sucking at arithmetic is usually due to laziness or sloppy work.

If not, a sequence of tests using a type of mathematics called modular arithmetic is carried out.

With the inexorable arithmetic of oil depletion, it may not stay off the table much longer.

Knowing how to count lets kindergartners do arithmetic before they learn its rules.

Demographics is simply the arithmetic of culture and values-it only quantifies, it doesn't explain.

Then when they open their book they will see me, arithmetic.

And if you do the arithmetic of debt service, that really does seem to suggest that debt isn't a problem.

My tired brain, using arithmetic this woman apparently never learned to do, crunched the numbers.

One answer can be found in the simple arithmetic of beds.

Simple arithmetic suggests that global fisheries are not sustainable under the current management regime.

The so-called doomsday algorithm uses clever mental arithmetic and mnemonic tricks to enable a quick determination.

Spearman argued that grades or scores on seemingly unrelated tasks, such as arithmetic and reading ability, are highly correlated.

All of the feeling you acquire in doing arithmetic and.

Reading, writing and arithmetic will seem so boring.

It is unclear to me how students staring at screens and working individually on arithmetic problems is particularly social.

Seven-month-old infants cannot talk, nor can they do arithmetic.

He's only four, but his grasp on basic arithmetic really shone during the game.

The walls were bright with tacky, grade-school cartoons representing the rules of grammar and arithmetic.

British pupils did reasonably well at more advanced topics such as geometry, but their performance on basic arithmetic was poor.

There is a big difference between mathematics and arithmetic.

It also does the arithmetic for you, except division.

Spurious or not, that arithmetic should reflect not only interest rates but also the riskiness of each individual project.

Ah, arithmetic there it is in the dictionary right after arithametic.

Being able to do simple arithmetic in your head quickly is a necessity for winning.

If this arithmetic looks unpleasant to the government, then it should appear positively depressing to the public-sector unions.

As usual jerry you have a lot of trouble with basic arithmetic.

The voters will doubtless not bother with such arithmetic.

Nuclear deniers have great difficulties doing research and simple arithmetic.

Although the electoral maths is now in its favour, the fiscal arithmetic is less forgiving.

Trying to decipher your usual mindless rant it appears you are unable to do even the simplest research and arithmetic.

But it is arithmetic that threatens to cramp his ambitions.

One plus two equals three, but hey feel free to doubt it if you really don't want to take the time to understand basic arithmetic.

Such arithmetic may, of course, turn out to be a mite too pat.

The flawed arithmetic of disaster response tends to equate need for aid with the immediate death toll.

One needs neither to be especially good at arithmetic nor paranoid to.

Reading, writing, and arithmetic are options for puzzle haters.

Doctors make the same arithmetic mistakes the rest of us make, but the consequences can be considerably more serious.

It's not enough to drill kids in arithmetic and hope that they develop delayed gratification by accident.

The arithmetic was iffy, but the lung power at this concert was unstoppable.

Having a calculator does not make arithmetic ability obsolete.

These melancholy rosters highlight the gap between the grand claims of developers and the cold reality of market arithmetic.

From that basic function, clever engineers could build a whole host of logical and arithmetic processing functions.

No one thinks or speaks a formal language, and arithmetic seems to work quite well even if it is rotten at the core.

Algebra is really mostly about inverses of arithmetic operations.

Every schoolboy knows you've got to show your arithmetic.

It is an inescapable truth of mathematics that any geometric progression will overtake any arithmetic one given enough time.

Apparently even simple arithmetic is no longer well taught, learned and/or retained.

Use simple and more advanced arithmetic along with your heroes and superheroes to defeat the villains.

Each of these puzzles is an arithmetic sum with letters standing in for digits, in one-to-one correspondence.

At the top end of the market the commercial arithmetic allows a certain amount of leeway:.

Like anything else, arithmetic has its serious side and its playful side.

And the arithmetic says that the suffering will continue as far as the eye can see.

Kadima members knew the arithmetic was against them.

Vendicar doesn't seem to have even a grade school grasp of elementary arithmetic or science.

Simple arithmetic shows that critical crowding can occur quickly at a single door under these conditions.

Far from imploding before its five-year term is up, electoral arithmetic may even preserve the coalition beyond that horizon.

Do some research, learn basic reading and arithmetic skills then you deal with it.

The election was also a case study in the arithmetic of building biracial coalitions.

Although parliamentary arithmetic would make budgetary revision difficult if not.

At this stage in the series it's time to shift gears, moving on from grade school arithmetic to high school math.

Simple arithmetic will show that the population has not doubled.

Kilai dropped out of school at around nine years old unable to read, write or perform simple arithmetic.

Simple comparative advantage arithmetic dictates that trade distortions reduce short-term economic welfare.

I've done the arithmetic in my head over the years and in different countries and social scenes.

Predicting the demographic weather hundreds of years out might be a fun arithmetic pastime, but that's all it is.

Hence your reading, arithmetic and elementary science issues.

McCain seems to bet that his supports lack basic competence in reading and arithmetic.

Many persons who have not studied mathematics confuse it with arithmetic and consider it a dry and arid science.

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World English Dictionary

arithmetic (əˈrɪθmətɪk)

—n
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

—*adj*
4.	of, relating to, or using arithmetic

[C13: from Latin arithmētica, from Greek arithmētikē, from arithmein to count, from arithmos number]

arith'metically

—*adv*

arithme'tician

—n

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Word Origin & History

arithmetic

mid-13c., from O.Fr. arsmetique (12c.), 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 English arsmetrik, on

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folk etymology from L. ars metrica; spelling corrected early 16c. Replaced native tælcræft "tell-craft."

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Science Dictionary

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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