arithmetic
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English arsmetike, from Old French arismetique, from Latin arithmetica, from Ancient Greek ἀριθμητική (“‘counting’”) (τέχνη (“‘art’”)), from ἀριθμός (“‘number’”). Used in English since 13th Century.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (noun): enPR: ərĭth'mətĭk, IPA: /əˈrɪθmətɪk/, SAMPA: /@"rITm@tIk/
- (adjective): enPR: ărĭthmĕ'tĭk, IPA: /ærɪθˈmɛtɪk/, SAMPA: /{rIT"mEtIk/
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[edit] Noun
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arithmetic (uncountable)
- (mathematics) The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, raising to powers and extraction of roots..
- (modifying another noun, mathematics) Of, involving or relating to arithmetic.
- arithmetic test
[edit] Synonyms
- (of or relating to arithmetic): arithmetical
- (study): math (US), maths (UK), mathematics
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from the noun "arithmetic"
[edit] Translations
mathematics of numbers, etc.
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of or relating to arithmetic
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[edit] Adjective
arithmetic (not comparable)
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- (mathematics) Of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical.
- (arithmetic) Of a progression, mean, etc, computed using addition rather than multiplication.
- arithmetic progression
[edit] Antonyms
- (computed using addition rather than multiplication): geometric
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terms derived from the adjective "arithmetic"
[edit] Translations
arithmetical
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computed using addition rather than multiplication
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