noun

arithmetic

arithmetic, calculation

I was never very good at arithmetic.

I was never very good at arithmetic.

He did some quick mental arithmetic.

He did some quick mental arithmetic.

((...)) the branch of mathematics dealing with numbers and calculation I was never very good at arithmetic.

Synonyms: calculation, computation, sums

From the Greek word 'arithmos', meaning 'number'.

It sounds a bit like 'a rhythm'. Think of arithmetic as the basic rhythm of math: adding, subtracting, etc.

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