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arithmetician

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

/ əˌrɪθ mɪˈtɪʃ ən, ˌær ɪθ- /

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noun

an expert in arithmetic.

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Origin of arithmetician

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

Words nearby arithmetician

Aristotle's lantern, aristotype, arith., arithmancy, arithmetic, arithmetician, arithmetic mean, arithmetic progression, -arium, Arius, Ariz.

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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. Benson
He contrived, during the course of autumn and winter, to make himself a tolerable arithmetician.
The Parent's Assistant|Maria Edgeworth
Basile was an exact arithmetician, could write an excellent hand, and was a ready draughtsman and surveyor.
Murad the Unlucky and Other Tales|Maria Edgeworth
You see he himself is an eccentric accountant, a Pindaric book-keeper, an arithmetician in the clouds.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. X. (of 12)|Edmund Burke

It will soon be impossible to go to a dance without being accompanied by a professional arithmetician.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 10, 1920|Various