ALL meanings of arithmetic
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A a - uncountable noun arithmetic Arithmetic is the part of mathematics that is concerned with the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of numbers. 3
- uncountable noun arithmetic You can use arithmetic to refer to the process of doing a particular sum or calculation. 3
- uncountable noun arithmetic If you refer to the arithmetic of a situation, you are concerned with those aspects of it that can be expressed in numbers, and how they affect the situation. 3
- adjective arithmetic Arithmetic means relating to or consisting of calculations involving numbers. 3
- noun arithmetic the branch of mathematics concerned with numerical calculations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division 3
- noun arithmetic one or more calculations involving numerical operations 3
- noun arithmetic knowledge of or skill in using arithmetic 3
- adjective arithmetic of, relating to, or using arithmetic 3
- noun arithmetic the science or art of computing by positive real numbers, specif. by adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing 3
- noun arithmetic knowledge of or skill in this science 3
- adjective arithmetic of, based on, or using arithmetic 3
- noun arithmetic The branch of mathematics dealing with the properties and manipulation of numbers. 1
- noun arithmetic the method or process of computation with figures: the most elementary branch of mathematics. 1
- noun arithmetic Also called higher arithmetic, theoretical arithmetic. the theory of numbers; the study of the divisibility of whole numbers, the remainders after division, etc. 1
- noun arithmetic a book on this subject. 1
- adjective arithmetic Also, arithmetical. of or relating to arithmetic. 1
- noun arithmetic maths: simple calculations, sums 1
- noun arithmetic The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. 0
- adjective arithmetic (mathematics) Of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical. 0
- adjective arithmetic (arithmetic) Of a progression, mean, etc, computed solely using addition. 0