Arithmetic
A·rith·me·tic
Arithmetic
n.
- The science of numbers; the art of computation by figures.
- A book containing the principles of this science.
Phrases & Compounds
- 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.