arithmetic
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She remembered how her maths teachers would put her "on the spot" by asking her to do mental arithmetic in front of the whole class.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The arithmetic that made counterdrone technology urgent is embarrassingly simple.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
A calculator performs arithmetic flawlessly, yet no one imagines it feels anything while doing so.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The basic arithmetic itself is subject to cavils resulting from the murkiness of some of the cost calculations and projections.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Ben continued giving me a smattering of lessons in other areas: history, arithmetic, and chemistry.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vocabulary lists containing arithmetic
Expressions and Equations
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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