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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.
adjective ar·ith·met·ic
4.
Also, ar·ith·met·i·cal. of or pertaining to arithmetic.
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Arithmetical
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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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
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
EXPANDun·ar·ith·met·i·cal·ly, adverb
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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
EXPANDfolk etymology from L. ars metrica; spelling corrected early 16c. Replaced native tælcræft "tell-craft."
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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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