arithmétique

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ʁit.me.tik/

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French arismetique, borrowed from Latin arithmētica (“arithmetic”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀριθμητική (arithmētikḗ), ellipsis of ἀριθμητικὴ τέχνη (arithmētikḕ tékhnē, “art of counting”), from ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number”).

Attested circa 1150.

Noun

arithmétique f (usually uncountable, plural arithmétiques)

1. arithmetic (mathematics of numbers, etc.)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin arithmeticus (“arithmetical”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀριθμητικός (arithmētikós, “arithmetical”).

Attested circa 1370.

Adjective

arithmétique (plural arithmétiques)

1. arithmetic, arithmetical

Derived terms

• arithmétiquement
• moyenne arithmétique

Further reading

• “arithmétique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.