arithmetic

1.

/əˈrɪθməˌtɪk/

mathematics dealing with numerical calculations

2.

/ˌærɪθˈmɛtɪk/

relating to or involving numerical calcuations

Other forms: arithmetics

Arithmetic is another word for math, specifically the areas of math having to do with numbers and calculating.

If you're good at adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying, then you're good at arithmetic, which is a big part of math. Arithmetic has to do with doing calculations. To answer most math problems, including almost all word problems, you need arithmetic. The most basic arithmetic is 2 plus 2, but as anyone who's ever taken algebra can tell you, it can get a lot more complicated than that.

Definitions of arithmetic (/əˈrɪθməˌtɪk/)

1. noun

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

   algorism

   computation with Arabic figures

   type of:

   pure mathematics

   the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness