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arithmetic

[uh-rith-muh-tik, ar-ith-met-ik] / əˈrɪθ mə tɪk, ˌær ɪθˈmɛt ɪk /


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Makers of personal computers face the same arithmetic, though not all are equally exposed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

That is for 8 May and beyond, when the votes have been counted and the parliamentary arithmetic reveals who is best placed to take charge of the Scottish government for the next five years.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The arithmetic that made counterdrone technology urgent is embarrassingly simple.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

As a matter of simple arithmetic, that is far too small a sample to rule out my hypothesis if we take Pangram’s other claims at face value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

We began with basic arithmetic and worked our way up to the complexities of trigonometry.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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