arithmetic

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the part of mathematics that involves the adding and multiplying, etc. of numbers:

I've never been very good at arithmetic.

an arithmetic test

calculations involving adding and multiplying, etc. numbers:

I did some quick mental arithmetic and decided it was going to cost too much.

I can't figure out which of these is cheaper - could you do the arithmetic?

the process of making calculations such as adding, multiplying, and dividing by using numbers, or the study of this