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noun
- 1. the branch of mathematics dealing with the properties and manipulation of numbers: "the laws of arithmetic"
adjective
- 1. relating to arithmetic: "arithmetic calculations"
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Arithmetic (from Ancient Greek ἀριθμός 'number', and τική [τέχνη] 'art, craft') is a branch of mathematics that consists of the study of numbers, especially concerning the properties of the traditional operations on them—addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation, and extraction of roots. Arithmetic is an elementary part of number theory, and number theory is considered to be ... Wikipedia