Arithmetic
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Arithmetic or arithmetics (from the Greek ἀριθμός arithmos, "number") is the oldest and most elementary branch of mathematics.
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Description
It consists of the study of numbers, especially the properties of the traditional operations between them: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Number theory
Arithmetic is an elementary part of number theory
Top-level divisions of modern math
Number theory is considered to be one of the top-level divisions of modern mathematics, along with:
History and terminology
The terms arithmetic and higher arithmetic were used until the beginning of the 20th century as synonyms for number theory, and are sometimes still used to refer to a wider part of number theory.
See also
External links
- Arithmetic @ Wikipedia
