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arithmetic Definition

arith·me·tic (ə rit̸h′mə tik; for adj., ar′it̸h met′ik, er′-)

noun

  1. the science or art of computing by positive real numbers, specif. by adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing
  2. knowledge of or skill in this science her arithmetic is poor

Etymology: ME arsmetrike < OFr arismetrique (infl. in form by L ars metrica, the art of measurement) < L arithmetica < Gr (hē) arithmētikē (technē), (the) counting (art) < arithmētikos, arithmetical < arithmein, to count < arithmos, number

adjective

of, based on, or using arithmetic

arithmetic Related Forms
ar′·ith·met′i·cally adverb
arithmetic Synonyms

arithmetic

n.

mathematics, computation, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, calculation, 'rithmetic*; see also mathematics.

arithmetic Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • float: Be aware that floating point arithmetic is not exact; matrices that are theoretically equal are not always numerically equal.
  • perform: I like to perform arithmetic on such figures to see how they add up.

Adjective modifier

  • floating-point: Improvements were made to the boundary cases of floating-point arithmetic.
  • floating: Each of these gets a chapter, along with a final chapter devoted to floating point arithmetic.
  • modular: The correct sequence of moves to play is based on something called ' modular arithmetic ' .
  • elementary: In elementary arithmetic the two-dimensional character of the paper is sometimes used.
  • mental: Yes your mental arithmetic is correct we had a turnout of nineteen, a record for the Mountain Biking Section.
  • binary: The rules for binary arithmetic are shown in the table below.

Modifies a noun

  • expression: It can be useful for allowing the input of an arithmetic expression, where a number is needed.
  • overflow: The programmer only becomes aware of the lower level when an error such as an arithmetic overflow occurs.
  • progression: Its 92 problems illustrate the formula for summing an arithmetic progression.
  • operation: All arithmetic operations in Maple should now either return a number or signal a numeric event.
  • operator: With mixed operand types, the rules for binary arithmetic operators apply.
  • calculation: The arithmetic calculation took him only a few minutes.

Noun used with modifier

  • double-precision: Keywords DOUBLE Set this keyword to force the computation to be done in double-precision arithmetic.
  • integer: Integer arithmetic within the decoders does not work, due to the algorithms used.
  • vector: For the range specification, see the description of the vector arithmetic register.
  • pointer: On architectures with 16-bit pointer arithmetic, only very small images can be processed.
  • precision: Arbitrary precision integer arithmetic is provided by some implementations of the language.
  • interval: The idea behind using interval arithmetic is always to ensure that the true value of a calculation is within known bounds.
arithmetic Quotes

'I only took the regular course.' 'What was that?' inquired Alice. Carroll 'Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with,'the MockTurtle replied; 'and then the different branches of ArithmeticöAmbition, Distraction,Uglification, and Derision.'

—Dodgson