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 regulations’ unanimous passage in 2022 followed a New York Times investigation detailing widespread educational failures — including young boys who graduated unable to speak English fluently or do basic arithmetic — and allegations of corporal punishment in some of the schools.
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
By placing teachers at the center of innovation, the AFT and its partners aim to ensure that the next generation of students learns not just reading, writing, and arithmetic, but also how to use artificial intelligence wisely and with purpose.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The curriculum included arithmetic, reading, writing, history and geography, along with civics, politics, home economics and vocational training.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The modular form’s numbers only had to be equivalent in the realm of what’s known as clock arithmetic.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 2 June 2025
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Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
By placing teachers at the center of innovation, the AFT and its partners aim to ensure that the next generation of students learns not just reading, writing, and arithmetic, but also how to use artificial intelligence wisely and with purpose.
—Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The curriculum included arithmetic, reading, writing, history and geography, along with civics, politics, home economics and vocational training.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The modular form’s numbers only had to be equivalent in the realm of what’s known as clock arithmetic.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arithmetic
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Lehrer retired from performing in the 70s, turning to teaching math.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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For a lot of young professionals, the math isn’t mathing.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
28 July 2025
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When Anthropic silently added additional weekly usage limits to Claude Code, power users were left befuddled, claiming the company’s calculation of usage was inaccurate.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The savings projected under Biden were even larger after including purchase incentives in the calculations.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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“Arithmetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arithmetic. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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