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arithmetic

[uh-rith-muh-tik, ar-ith-met-ik] / əˈrɪθ mə tɪk, ˌær ɪθˈmɛt ɪk /


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Bessent’s rough 3% math would work, according to forecasters, though exact arithmetic depends on several assumptions and targets.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Both were usually euphemisms for the same thing: I was dieting, and I had already begun the day’s arithmetic.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

For the businesses that supply props, artwork and other services, the arithmetic is simpler: Any shoot is better than none.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

This arithmetic trick reduced RP1’s response rate from 33.6% to 15.7%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

“You’re talking about arithmetic, Sonny,” he said, and tapped the Bible.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

The arithmetics of distance and time were not cheering either.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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

Woodward High School had been endowed and Dr. Joseph Ray, the author of the well known arithmetics, was the professor of mathematics there.

From A History of the McGuffey Readers by Henry Hobart Vail

So they came forward in their order: Julia, And Isabel, and Caroline; until I was dragged forth from maps and lexicons, Slate-pencils and arithmetics, and put Candidate Number Four, upon the list.

From The Woman Who Dared by Epes Sargent




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