arithmetic

noun

arith·me·tic | \ ə-ˈrith-mə-ˌtik

Definition of arithmetic

1a : a branch of mathematics that deals usually with the nonnegative real numbers including sometimes the transfinite cardinals and with the application of the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to them

b : a treatise on arithmetic

2 : computation, calculation

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Other Words from arithmetic

arithmetic \ ˌer-ith-ˈme-tik

, ˌa-rith- \ or arithmetical \ ˌer-ith-ˈme-ti-kəl

, ˌa-rith- \ adjective

arithmetically \ ˌer-ith-ˈme-ti-k(ə-)lē

, ˌa-rith- \ adverb

arithmetician \ ə-ˌrith-mə-ˈti-shən

\ noun

Examples of arithmetic in a Sentence

a software program that will do the arithmetic for you I haven't actually done the arithmetic yet, but I suspect we're losing money on the deal.

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