arithmetic
noun
the method or process of computation with figures: the most elementary branch of mathematics.
arithmetics
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pluralof arithmetic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The arithmetics of distance and time were not cheering either.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the older arithmetics they contented themselves with doing "a certain piece of work."
From Literary Lapses by Stephen Leacock
Study arithmetics, book 7, and Mathematics and life, book 1; teacher's guidebook.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1975 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
The frequency of appearance in the first fifty pages of eight beginners' arithmetics was as shown in Table 9.
From The Psychology of Arithmetic by Edward L. (Edward Lee) Thorndike
To meet the varying needs of teachers these arithmetics are now issued in two editions—a two-book series and a three-book series.
From A History of the Philippines by David P. Barrows
