Meaning

2 senses

  1. (uncountable, usually)The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

    Arithmetik, Rechenkunst, Rechenkunde

    арифме́тикаarifmétika

    арифме́тикаaryfmétyka, аритме́тикаarytmétyka

  2. (dated, uncountable, usually)Number theory.

More definitions
  • the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

Examples

46 sentences

  1. Tom isn't good with basic arithmetic.

    Том не дуже товаришує з елементарною арифметикою. — deniko

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  2. Tom likes arithmetic.

    Тому подобається арифметика. — deniko

    ruТому нравится арифметика. — odexed

    deTom mag Rechnen. — mayabe

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  3. He couldn't do even simple arithmetic.

    ruДаже простейшая арифметика была ему не по силам. — Hellerick

    deEr konnte nicht mal das Einmaleins. — Waldelfe

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  4. Can't you even do simple arithmetic?

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  5. Tom can't do even simple arithmetic.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
mathematics of numbers, etc.:
Русский
By meaning 1
mathematics of numbers, etc.:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
mathematics of numbers, etc.:

Origin

From Middle English arsmetike, from Old French arismetique, from Latin arithmētica, from A

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.

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Forms

plural: arithmetics
Singulararithmetic

uncountable

Word family

20 related words
Relatedarithmeticalarithmetician
Derivedaffine arithmeticalphameticarbitrary-precision arithmeticarithmetic bugarithmeticityarithmogrambinary arithmeticclock arithmeticdecimal arithmetichigher arithmetichyperarithmeticlocation arithmeticmental arithmeticmodular arithmeticmoral arithmeticnonarithmeticpolitical arithmeticuniversal arithmetic

Lessons for this word

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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