arithmetic

noun

arith·me·tic ə-ˈrith-mə-ˌtik How to pronounce arithmetic (audio)

: a branch of mathematics that deals usually with the nonnegative real numbers including sometimes the transfinite cardinals and with the application of the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to them

: a treatise on arithmetic

: computation, calculation

arithmetic

ˌer-ith-ˈme-tik How to pronounce arithmetic (audio)

ˌa-rith-

adjective

or arithmetical

ˌer-ith-ˈme-ti-kəl How to pronounce arithmetic (audio)

ˌa-rith-

arithmetically

ˌer-ith-ˈme-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce arithmetic (audio)

ˌa-rith-

adverb

arithmetician

ə-ˌrith-mə-ˈti-shən How to pronounce arithmetic (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

a software program that will do the arithmetic for you I haven't actually done the arithmetic yet, but I suspect we're losing money on the deal.

Recent Examples on the Web The simple arithmetic of home payments drives this decline.

Bill Conerly, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 The result is that by the arithmetic of the U.S. tax code, $100 made from a sale on the 365th day is worth around $60 after taxes.

Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 21 June 2022 The financial arithmetic doesn’t work without it even as Musk considers additional revenue streams.

Abram Brown, Forbes, 5 May 2022 This was — as measured in the grim arithmetic of our national gun violence epidemic — a minor incident.

Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022 The problem is that the arithmetic here has never just been my benefit minus my cost; infectious diseases don’t respect the boundaries of any single body at once.

Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2022 For him, the arithmetic of politics was always more potent than the chemistry.

David M. Shribman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2021 But four parties have become seven and the two traditional main parties have shrunk, changing the arithmetic of forming a government that represents more than 50 percent of the vote.

New York Times, 26 Sep. 2021 Lang recalls her children and grandchildren playing and jumping on trampolines in various corners of the greenhouse through the years and frequent customers trusting the arithmetic of a 9-year-old working at the till.

Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Oct. 2021 See More

单词	arithmetics
释义	arithmetic noun arith·me·tic ə-ˈrith-mə-ˌtik 1 a : a branch of mathematics that deals usually with the nonnegative real numbers including sometimes the transfinite cardinals and with the application of the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to them b : a treatise on arithmetic 2 : computation, calculation arithmetic ˌer-ith-ˈme-tik ˌa-rith- adjective or arithmetical ˌer-ith-ˈme-ti-kəl ˌa-rith- arithmetically ˌer-ith-ˈme-ti-k(ə-)lē ˌa-rith- adverb arithmetician ə-ˌrith-mə-ˈti-shən noun Synonyms calculation calculus ciphering computation figures figuring math mathematics number crunching numbers reckoning See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a software program that will do the arithmetic for you I haven't actually done the arithmetic yet, but I suspect we're losing money on the deal. Recent Examples on the Web The simple arithmetic of home payments drives this decline. Bill Conerly, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 The result is that by the arithmetic of the U.S. tax code, $100 made from a sale on the 365th day is worth around $60 after taxes. Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 21 June 2022 The financial arithmetic doesn’t work without it even as Musk considers additional revenue streams. Abram Brown, Forbes, 5 May 2022 This was — as measured in the grim arithmetic of our national gun violence epidemic — a minor incident. Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022 The problem is that the arithmetic here has never just been my benefit minus my cost; infectious diseases don’t respect the boundaries of any single body at once. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2022 For him, the arithmetic of politics was always more potent than the chemistry. David M. Shribman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2021 But four parties have become seven and the two traditional main parties have shrunk, changing the arithmetic of forming a government that represents more than 50 percent of the vote. New York Times, 26 Sep. 2021 Lang recalls her children and grandchildren playing and jumping on trampolines in various corners of the greenhouse through the years and frequent customers trusting the arithmetic of a 9-year-old working at the till. Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Oct. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Middle English arsmetrik, from Anglo-French arismatike, from Latin arithmetica, from Greek arithmētikē, from feminine of arithmētikos arithmetical, from arithmein to count, from arithmos number; akin to Old English rīm number, and perhaps to Greek arariskein to fit First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing arithmetic arithmetic average arithmetic mean arithmetic progression modular arithmetic arithmetic scale arithmetic average arithmetic mean arithmetic progression modular arithmetic arithmetic scale Kids Definition arithmetic noun arith·me·tic ə-ˈrith-mə-ˌtik 1 : a science that deals with the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of numbers 2 : an act or method of adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing arithmetics noun plural of arithmetic as in maths 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 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance maths calculations mathematics computations numbers figures multiplications calculi calculuses reckonings measurements estimations subtractions number crunchings additions calibrations appraisals divisions valuations evaluations assessments mensurations
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arithmetic

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