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arithmetic

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arithmetic ˈrɪθməˌtɪk/ noun
arithmetic
ˈrɪθməˌtɪk/
noun
Learner's definition of ARITHMETIC
[noncount]
: a branch of mathematics that deals with numbers and their addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division算术
: the act or process of calculating a number计算;演算

— arithmetic

/ˌerɪθˈmɛtɪk/ or arithmetical /ˌerɪθˈmɛtɪkəl/ adjective

— arithmetically

/ˌerɪθˈmɛtɪkli/ adverb
TOEFL BNC: 8791 COCA: 11378

arithmetic

noun

arith·​me·​tic ə-ˈrith-mə-ˌtik How to pronounce arithmetic (audio)
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
arithmetic adjective
or arithmetical
arithmetically adverb
arithmetician 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.
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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of arithmetic was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 8791 COCA: 11378
arithmetic

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ARITHMETIC ADJECTIVEbasic, simple基礎/簡單算術mental心算a test of mental arithmetic心算測驗VERB + ARITHMETICdo做算術題By the age of ten, the children can do simple arithmetic.這些孩子 10 歲時就能做簡單的算術。

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