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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The Department of Revenue hasn’t done any calculations about how the state would or could adjust to shortfalls and changes due to federal cuts, a spokesperson said.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025 -
The physicist’s calculations indicate the latter scenario is likely.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Make daily physical activity as routine as maths and reading.—
William Warr,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Replicating those buffers of points in the bag before the turn of the year would put Leeds ahead of the maths and perhaps turn their springtime fixtures into a matter of consolidation rather than a scramble for survival.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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According to the team, these computations should make the system feasible for industrial-scale use.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Mimicking the human brain Human brains are known for performing billions of computations while using about the same energy as a single light bulb.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Arithmetics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arithmetics. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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