Definition of Arithmitic
A*rith"me*tic (&?;), n. [OE.
arsmetike, OF. arismetique, L. arithmetica, fr. Gr.
&?; (sc. &?;), fr. &?; arithmetical, fr. &?; to number, fr. &?; number,
prob. fr. same root as E. arm, the idea of counting coming from that
of fitting, attaching. See Arm. The modern Eng. and French forms are
accommodated to the Greek.] 1. The science of numbers;
the art of computation by figures.
2. A book containing the principles of this
science.
Arithmetic of sines, trigonometry. --
Political arithmetic, the application of the science
of numbers to problems in civil government, political economy, and social
science. -- Universal arithmetic, the name given
by Sir Isaac Newton to algebra.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (mathematics) The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, raising to powers and extraction of roots..
- (mathematics) Of, involving or relating to arithmetic.
arithmetic test
- (arithmetic) Of a progression, mean, etc, computed using addition rather than multiplication (compare geometric).
arithmetic progression
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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