arithmetic : Idioms & Phrases

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arithmetic mean

  • noun the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
    expected value; first moment; expectation.
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Arithmetic of sines

  • trigonometry.
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arithmetic operation

  • noun a mathematical operation involving numbers
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arithmetic progression

  • noun (mathematics) a progression in which a constant is added to each term in order to obtain the next term
    • 1-4-7-10-13- is the start of an arithmetic progression
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Binary arithmetic

  • that in which numbers are expressed according to the binary scale, or in which two figures only, 0 and 1, are used, in lieu of ten; the cipher multiplying everything by two, as in common arithmetic by ten. Thus, 1 is one; 10 is two; 11 is three; 100 is four, etc. Davies & Peck.
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binary arithmetic operation

  • noun an operation that follows the rules of Boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values
    binary operation; boolean operation.
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Decimal arithmetic

  • the common arithmetic, in which numeration proceeds by tens.
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Dyadic arithmetic

  • the same as binary arithmetic.
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Mental arithmetic

  • the art or practice of solving arithmetical problems by mental processes, unassisted by written figures.
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Political arithmetic

  • the application of the science of numbers to problems in civil government, political economy, and social science.
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Sexagenary arithmetic

  • . See under Sexagesimal.
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Sexagesimal, ∨ Sexagenary, arithmetic

  • the method of computing by the sexagenary scale, or by sixties.
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Universal arithmetic

  • the name given by Sir Isaac Newton to algebra.
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