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Arithmetic əˈrɪθmətɪk Noun Involving N Uncount 不可数名词 Mathematics Numbers

The word "arithmetic" refers to the branch of mathematics dealing with numbers and calculations like addition and subtraction. It can be used as a noun for this subject or the process of calculation, and as an adjective meaning related to these operations.

The word "arithmetic" refers to the branch of mathematics dealing with numbers and calculations like addition and subtraction. It can be used as a noun for this subject or the process of calculation, and as an adjective meaning related to these operations.

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The noun is pronounced /ə'rɪθmətɪk/. The adjective is pronounced /ˌærɪθ'metɪk/. 名词读作/ə'rɪθmətɪk/,形容词读作/ˌærɪθ'metɪk/。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]算术 Arithmetic is the part of mathematics that is concerned with the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of numbers.
  • ...teaching the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic.

    教授阅读、写作和算术的基础知识

  • ...an arithmetic test.

    算术测验

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]演算;计算 You can use arithmetic to refer to the process of doing a particular sum or calculation.
  [oft poss N]
  • 4,000 women put in ten rupees each, which if my arithmetic is right adds up to 40,000 rupees.

    4,000名妇女每人放入10个卢比,如果我算得对的话,总数将达到4万卢比。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](某形势的)数据统计 If you refer to the arithmetic of a situation, you are concerned with those aspects of it that can be expressed in numbers, and how they affect the situation.
  [usu the N]
  • The budgetary arithmetic suggests that government borrowing is set to surge...

    预算数字表明政府借款将要大幅增加。

  • The arithmetic is finely balanced: the socialists and their allies do not have an overall majority.

    该估算是经过仔细权衡的:社会主义者和他们的同盟并不占绝大多数。

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[ADJ 形容词]算术的;运算的 Arithmetic means relating to or consisting of calculations involving numbers.
  [ADJ n]
  • ...a processor which performs simple arithmetic operations such as adding or multiplying numbers.

    可进行加法或乘法等简单运算的处理器


Oxford arith·met·ic / əˈrɪθmətɪk ; NAmE əˈrɪθmətɪk / noun [uncountable ] 1 the type of mathematics that deals with the adding, multiplying, etc. of numbers 算术 ◆ He's not very good at arithmetic. 他不太擅长算术。 2 sums involving the adding, multiplying, etc. of numbers 算术运算;四则运算 ◆ a quick bit of mental arithmetic (= sums you do in your head, without writing anything down) 心算 ◆ I think there's something wrong with your arithmetic. 我认为你的计算有错。 arith·met·ic / əˈrɪθmətɪk ; NAmE əˈrɪθmətɪk /
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arithmetic1 noun
arithmetic2 adjective
arithmetica‧rith‧me‧tic1 /əˈrɪθmətɪk/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
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the science of numbers involving adding, multiplying etc → mathematics
arithmetic1 noun
arithmetic2 adjective
arithmeticar‧ith‧met‧ic2 /ˌærɪθˈmetɪk◂/ (also ar‧ith‧met‧i‧cal /-tɪkəl/) adjective technical
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involving or relating to arithmetic:  the arithmetic mean (=average)—arithmetically /-kli/ adverb
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