arithmetic

Speech parts

1. arithmetic - Noun

2. arithmetic - Adjective

Meaning

The science of numbers; the art of computation by figures.

A book containing the principles of this science.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

math mathematics calculation computation arithmetical reckoning figuring numbers addition division account analysis algebra numerator digital
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Antonyms

fact proof decrease estimate analogue disinterest
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Hypernyms

pure mathematics

Hyponyms

algorism

Phrases with the word

like chinese arithmetic arithmetic circuit arithmetic set arithmetic calculation arithmetic computation arithmetic operation means

Examples

The 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

Close letter words and terms

Arita arithmancer arithmancy arithmetic algebraic geometry arithmetic algorithms arithmetic average