as in math
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
I haven't actually done the arithmetic yet, but I suspect we're losing money on the deal
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Of course, the brain didn’t evolve to perform arithmetic.
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2017
Are these two giggling, sadistic despots — a double dose of Commodus, by the more-is-more arithmetic of sequels — the real villains of Gladiator II?
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
The team plied their subject AI models with questions drawn from a popular collection of more than 8,000 grade school arithmetic problems testing schoolchildren’s understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
During this time, your child is being taught basic arithmetic at school, and introducing them to money management can naturally reinforce these skills while also forming the correlation between numbers and real money.
—Paula Thielen, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2017
Are these two giggling, sadistic despots — a double dose of Commodus, by the more-is-more arithmetic of sequels — the real villains of Gladiator II?
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
The team plied their subject AI models with questions drawn from a popular collection of more than 8,000 grade school arithmetic problems testing schoolchildren’s understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
During this time, your child is being taught basic arithmetic at school, and introducing them to money management can naturally reinforce these skills while also forming the correlation between numbers and real money.
—Paula Thielen, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Arithmetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arithmetic. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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