arithmetical

Variant of arithmetic

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
also arithmetical ar′·ith·met′i·cal

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