arithmetic
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According to a biography of Woods published in 1887, he attended school until about the age of 10, learning basic reading, writing and arithmetic, before leaving to apprentice in blacksmithing and machining.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
She remembered how her maths teachers would put her "on the spot" by asking her to do mental arithmetic in front of the whole class.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 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
In financial market arithmetic, a higher risk-free interest rate lowers the present value of future profits, the most basic component of stock prices, and holds down gains for broader indexes as a result.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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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