1. arithmetic - Noun
2. arithmetic - Adjective
The science of numbers; the art of computation by figures.
A book containing the principles of this science.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. Eric Hoffer
Music is the arithmetic of sounds as optics is the geometry of light. Claude Debussy
The analysis of variance is not a mathematical theorem, but rather a convenient method of arranging the arithmetic. Ronald Fisher
I refer, of course, to the debts our nation has amassed for itself over decades of indulgence. It is the new Red Menace, this time consisting of ink. We can debate its origins endlessly and search for villains on ideological grounds, but the reality is pure arithmetic. Mitch Daniels
In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing. Mignon McLaughlin
The desire to economize time and mental effort in arithmetical computations, and to eliminate human liability to error is probably as old as the science of arithmetic itself. Howard H. Aiken