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| addition |
the arithmetic operation of finding the total of two or more numbers. [1/3 definitions] |
| arithmetic |
When you do arithmetic, you work with numbers to find answers to questions. When you add numbers together to find an answer, you are doing one kind of arithmetic. The other kinds are subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. |
| average out |
to amount to an arithmetic average (usually followed by "to"). [1/2 definitions] |
| calculate |
to find out by using arithmetic; compute. [1/3 definitions] |
| compute |
to figure out or calculate by using arithmetic. [1/2 definitions] |
| division |
the arithmetic operation that finds how many times one number contains another. [1/6 definitions] |
| divisor |
the number in an arithmetic problem by which another number is to be divided. |
| equation |
a statement in arithmetic that uses an equal sign to show the equality of two quantities. |
| figure |
(plural) arithmetic. [1/10 definitions] |
| mathematics |
(used with a singular verb) the study of numbers, amounts, shapes, and the relationship between them, using symbols to represent these things. Arithmetic, algebra, and geometry are some branches of mathematics. |
| multiplication |
an arithmetic operation that combines two numbers to give one number, called a product. [1/2 definitions] |
| multiply1 |
to perform arithmetic multiplication. [1/5 definitions] |
| times |
In arithmetic, "five times two" means "five multiplied by two." |
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