I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
arithmetic progression
mental arithmetic
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I did a quick bit of mental arithmetic.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
mental
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A quick bit of mental arithmetic was enough to make Chrissy weak at the knees.
simple
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Of course that simple arithmetic may be wrong.
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A little simple arithmetic is now required.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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By some weird arithmetic , the more life stuffs itself into the valley, the more spaces it creates for further life.
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Integer arithmetic should be used, to avoid the problems of approximate answers.
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Now consider the arithmetic of compensation for personal risk as it applies to job-market choices.
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Of course that simple arithmetic may be wrong.
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Once, multiplying or dividing by zero had terrifying results, reducing orderly arithmetic to instant nonsense.
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One can imagine his excitement when he later discovered the similarities in progression between the hexagrams and his own binary arithmetic .
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The arithmetic is relentless on this one.
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This obvious feature of the parliamentary arithmetic is ignored by many writers on the 1931 crisis.
II. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As with arithmetic shift, each bit is moved a number of positions to the left or right.
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Some computers provide both logical and circular shifts, together with the appropriate arithmetic shifts.