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
Orders that once required training and mental arithmetic now practically wrote themselves.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Extrapolate those trend lines, and the arithmetic becomes alarming.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
The arithmetic does not come close to closing a gap of this magnitude even under the most optimistic assumptions.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
That figure is the cold arithmetic of economic gravity.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Extrapolate those trend lines, and the arithmetic becomes alarming.
—Big Think, 4 May 2026
The arithmetic does not come close to closing a gap of this magnitude even under the most optimistic assumptions.
—Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
That figure is the cold arithmetic of economic gravity.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arithmetic
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The most recent deflated reading and math scores reported by the Education Scorecard are the culmination of a downward trend that began in 2013, Kane explained in an interview with PBS.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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How can California schools improve math instruction?—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Now more than ever, the cost of a delay is a calculation more airline passengers will have to make.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Advertisement Households face their own version of this calculation.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
29 May 2026
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“Arithmetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arithmetic. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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