English > arithmetic: 2 senses > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | The branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations. |
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| Category of | add, add together | make an addition by combining numbers |
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| average, average out | compute the average of |
| contain | Be divisible by |
| cube | Raise to the third power |
| divide, fraction | Perform a division |
| factor, factor in, factor out | resolve into factors |
| foot, foot up | add a column of numbers |
| halve | divide by two |
| make | add up to |
| miscalculate, misestimate | calculate / calculate incorrectly |
| multiply | combine by multiplication |
| quarter | divide by four |
| raise | Multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times |
| recalculate | calculate anew |
| square | Raise to the second power |
| subtract, deduct, take off | make a subtraction |
| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
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| Narrower | algorism | computation with Arabic figures |
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| Broader | pure mathematics | The branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness |
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| Spanish | aritmética |
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| Catalan | aritmètica |
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| Adjectives | arithmetical, arithmetic | relating to or involving arithmetic |
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| Nouns | arithmetician | someone who specializes in arithmetic |
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