arithmetician
[ uh-rith-mi-tish-uhn, ar-ith- ]
noun
an expert in arithmetic.
Origin of arithmetician
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How to use arithmetician in a sentence
The simplest arithmetician could see that the nought "went into" the numerator an infinite number of times.
Dodo's Daughter | E. F. BensonHe contrived, during the course of autumn and winter, to make himself a tolerable arithmetician.
The Parent's Assistant | Maria EdgeworthBasile was an exact arithmetician, could write an excellent hand, and was a ready draughtsman and surveyor.
Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales | Maria EdgeworthYou see he himself is an eccentric accountant, a Pindaric book-keeper, an arithmetician in the clouds.
It will soon be impossible to go to a dance without being accompanied by a professional arithmetician.
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