In a sentence
Six example sentences with arithmetic, each labelled with its topic.
The forecast rests on an arithmetic mistake: two columns were added twice, inflating the growth figure by half.
Economics
Compound growth is not an arithmetic progression, which is why the tenth year adds far more than the first.
Finance
The chip performs arithmetic operations on eight numbers at once, which is why the image filter runs in real time.
Technology
Babylonian clerks left thousands of clay tablets recording arithmetic exercises, some with the teacher's corrections still visible.
History
Deckbuilders win on arithmetic skill, since every turn comes down to counting damage against the cards still in hand.
Gaming
The playoff race became an arithmetic exercise, with fans counting which combinations of wins would clinch the final seed.
Basketball
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