arithmetic

1. 1.

   the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

   Broaderpure mathematics

   Narroweralgorism

   mathematics

1. 1.

   relating to or involving arithmetic

   “arithmetical computations”

   Synonymsarithmetical

Other forms of arithmetic

plural

arithmetics·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about arithmetic

What does arithmetic mean?

arithmetic means "the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in arithmetic?

arithmetic has 4 syllables: ar-ith-met-ic. The stress falls on "met". In IPA it is /ˌɛɹɪθˈmɛtɪk/.

What is another word for arithmetic?

Close synonyms include arithmetical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is arithmetic a common word?

arithmetic is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with arithmetic?

2 words rhyme with arithmetic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.