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
The model appears able to do novel mathematics and accurately answer tough medical questions, but my own and other users’ tests also found that the program could not reliably count the number of B’s in blueberry, generate even remotely accurate maps, or do basic arithmetic.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2025
The headlines about reducing Social Security taxes offer short-term relief, but Americans should also consider the long-term arithmetic.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
Beginning in 1970, Edwards and a close friend began teaching a class, one afternoon a week, at Argonne National Laboratory, instructing members of the lab’s custodial staff on reading, writing and basic arithmetic.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Pruning involves eliminating redundant parameters that don’t significantly impact accuracy, and quantization converts the models to use lower-precision arithmetic to save on computation and memory usage.
—Dwith Chenna, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2025
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2025
The headlines about reducing Social Security taxes offer short-term relief, but Americans should also consider the long-term arithmetic.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2025
Beginning in 1970, Edwards and a close friend began teaching a class, one afternoon a week, at Argonne National Laboratory, instructing members of the lab’s custodial staff on reading, writing and basic arithmetic.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Pruning involves eliminating redundant parameters that don’t significantly impact accuracy, and quantization converts the models to use lower-precision arithmetic to save on computation and memory usage.
—Dwith Chenna, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arithmetic
Noun
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Buffett waits until the long-term math makes sense, and interest rates both their absolute level and their shape across maturities are central to that equation.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The math revealed something shocking.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The drawing shows a sketch of an airplane and contains multiple calculations and notes, court records show.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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In theory, this allows calculation of an accurate IT cost per team.—
Kathleen Hurley,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Arithmetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arithmetic. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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