arithmetic
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We apologize for bringing arithmetic into this–we’ll try not to let it happen again.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
As a matter of simple arithmetic, that is far too small a sample to rule out my hypothesis if we take Pangram’s other claims at face value.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The basic arithmetic itself is subject to cavils resulting from the murkiness of some of the cost calculations and projections.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
So while the timeline of the conflict is uncertain, “the arithmetic is not” and “barrel math sets the price.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
Pelletier expected to find him attached to some grand institution, so he was astounded to discover him teaching elementary arithmetic to boys in a small school on a back street.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing arithmetic
Expressions and Equations
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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