arithmetic

Pronunciation

• (noun): (UK) (US) enPR: ərĭth'mətĭk, IPA ^(key): /əˈrɪθmətɪk/
• (adjective): (UK) (US) enPR: ărĭthmĕ'tĭk, IPA ^(key): /ærɪθˈmɛtɪk/

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• Hyphenation: arith‧met‧ic

Noun

Singular arithmetic

Plural none

1. (uncountable) The kind of mathematics in which addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are done on numbers.

   My son is starting to do simple arithmetic like $2+2=4$.