arithmetic
Example Sentences
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But it is also now true that the arithmetic and sentiment the prime minister confronts are bleak and getting darker.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
I was surprised to see that it made a simple arithmetic error early on, keeping more of my portfolio in cash than I had requested.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 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 use base ten arithmetic only because we have ten fingers on our hands.'
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing arithmetic
Expressions and Equations
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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"Be-ers and Doers" and "My Moment of Truth"
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