arithmetician

[ uh-rith-mi-tish-uhn, ar-ith- ]

noun

1. an expert in arithmetic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of arithmetician¹

1550–60; < Middle French arithmeticien; arithmetic, -ian

Example Sentences

The simplest arithmetician could see that the nought "went into" the numerator an infinite number of times.

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He contrived, during the course of autumn and winter, to make himself a tolerable arithmetician.

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Basile was an exact arithmetician, could write an excellent hand, and was a ready draughtsman and surveyor.

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You see he himself is an eccentric accountant, a Pindaric book-keeper, an arithmetician in the clouds.

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It will soon be impossible to go to a dance without being accompanied by a professional arithmetician.

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