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a•rith•me•tic

Pronunciation: (
—n.u-rith'mu-tik;
—adj.ar"ith-met'ik), [key]
—n.
1. the method or process of computation with figures: the most elementary branch of mathematics.
2. Also called higher arithmetic, theoretical arithmetic. the theory of numbers; the study of the divisibility of whole numbers, the remainders after division, etc.
3. a book on this subject.

—adj.
Also,ar"ith•met'i•cal.of or pertaining to arithmetic.

arithmancy

arithmetician

See also:

arithmetic (Thesaurus)
arithmetic (Encyclopedia)

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