arithmetic
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arithmetic¹
- [əˈɹɪθmətɪk] UK
- [əˈɹɪθmətɪk] US
- /ˌɛɹɪθˈmɛtɪk/
Where it comes from
From Middle English arsmetike, from Old French arismetique, from Latin arithmētica, from Ancient Greek ἀριθμητική (τέχνη) (arithmētikḗ (tékhnē), “(art of) counting”), feminine of ἀριθμητικός (arithmētikós, “arithmetical”), from ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number, counting”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s, form of *h₂rey- (“to count, reason”). Used in English since 13th century.
noun arithmetics · arsmetrike · arsmetryke · arithmetike
- The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Note that all correctly rounding arithmetics satisfy property A1, as do those with properly truncating addition. All faithful binary arithmetics and all arithmetics with either properly truncating or correctly chopping addition satisfy property A2.
- Number theory.
adjective arsmetrike · arsmetryke · arithmetike
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Increasing or decreasing by an arithmetic progression.
Near-synonym: linear
Similar: linear
arithmetic²
- /æɹɪθˈmɛtɪk/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From French arithmétique, from Latin arithmēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀριθμητῐκός (arithmētĭkós).
adjective
- Of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical. arithmetic geometry
- Of a progression, mean, etc, computed solely using addition. arithmetic progression
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: calculate, mathematical, math, calculation, calculus, algorithm, calculating, computation, computing, numeracy, count, derivation, simple, mathematics, counting, tallying
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noun mathematics of numbers, etc.
| Español | aritmética, arismética |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 산술 sansul |
| 日本語 | 算数 sansū |
| 中文 | 算術 /算术 suànshù |
| हिन्दी | अंकगणित aṅkgaṇit |
| Português | aritmética |
| Français | arithmétique |
| Deutsch | Arithmetik, Rechenkunst, Rechenkunde |
| Italiano | aritmetica |
| Ελληνικά | αριθμητική arithmitikí |
| Română | aritmetică |
| Русский | арифме́тика arifmétika |
| Tiếng Việt | số học |
| العربية | حساب, العدّ |
| עברית | חֶשְׁבּוֹן ẖeshbón |
adj arithmetical
| Español | aritmético, arismético (desus.) |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 算術的 /算术的 suànshù de |
| हिन्दी | अंकगणितीय aṅkagṇitīya |
| Português | aritmético |
| Français | d'arithmétique, de l’arithmétique |
| Deutsch | arithmetisch |
| Italiano | aritmetico, aritmetica |
| Ελληνικά | αριθμητικός arithmitikós |
| Română | aritmetic |
| Русский | арифмети́ческий arifmetíčeskij |
adj computed solely using addition
| Português | aritmético |
|---|---|
| Français | arithmétique |
| Deutsch | arithmetisch |
| Русский | арифмети́ческий arifmetíčeskij |
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