as in math
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
I haven't actually done the arithmetic yet, but I suspect we're losing money on the deal
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Recent Examples of arithmetic
And of course there’s some other stuff that can do arithmetic better than us.
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Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2025
That’s in 45 years… Corporate labs are starting to internalize such arithmetic.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The traditional pillars of education — reading, writing and arithmetic — have not merely been sidelined; they are now regularly diminished as outdated or insufficient in the face of more fashionable trends.
—William P. Yeakel, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2025
In a few years, AI models (paired with formal verification systems to check for accuracy) might be able to prove these lemmas automatically, in the same way that mathematicians currently outsource simple arithmetic to computer programs.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2025
That’s in 45 years… Corporate labs are starting to internalize such arithmetic.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The traditional pillars of education — reading, writing and arithmetic — have not merely been sidelined; they are now regularly diminished as outdated or insufficient in the face of more fashionable trends.
—William P. Yeakel, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2025
In a few years, AI models (paired with formal verification systems to check for accuracy) might be able to prove these lemmas automatically, in the same way that mathematicians currently outsource simple arithmetic to computer programs.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arithmetic
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The math isn’t mathing, though—especially now that the same team is working with Shamea, Kelli’s new BFF.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 June 2025
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Here’s what the math on that decision could look like, theoretically: Long-term in 2025 option Marner signs next week for seven years around $13 million, which equates to $91 million.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Move forward a few decades, and no one bats an eye at someone using Excel to perform calculations.—
John Schneider,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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But Trump appears to have made the calculation — at the prodding of Israeli officials and many Republican lawmakers — that Israel’s operation had softened the ground and presented a perhaps unparalleled opportunity to set back Iran’s nuclear program, perhaps permanently.—
Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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“Arithmetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arithmetic. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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