arithmetics

plural of arithmetic
as in calculations
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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  • Significantly, though, the league agreed to hold a vote to decide whether to remove clubs’ ability to include asset sales — stadiums, training grounds, hotels, office buildings etc — in future PSR calculations.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Would other Premier League clubs have an argument to make about their own PSR calculations going forward?
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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  • Louisiana's corrections department has used the same system to track people in its custody, process time computations, and calculate release dates since 1991, according to court filings.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Quantum computing could radically change our world thanks to its ability to perform computations in a few hours, which would take the fastest supercomputers decades to complete.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Arithmetics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arithmetics. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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