arithmetic(al)
81arithmetic progression — a sequence in which each term is obtained by the addition of a constant number to the preceding term, as 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, and 6, 1, 4, 9, 14. Also called arithmetic series. [1585 95] * * * …
82arithmetic operator — noun Any of the four basic operators in arithmetic, namely addition, subtraction, multiplication and division …
83arithmetic operation — noun Any of the four basic operations in arithmetic, namely addition, subtraction, multiplication and division …
84arithmetic series — noun The sum of the terms in an arithmetic progression …
85arithmetic mean — noun The measure of central tendency of a set of values computed by dividing the sum of the values by their number; commonly called the mean or the average. The arithmetic mean of 3, 6, 2, 3 and 6 is (3 + 6 + 2 + 3 + 6) / 5 = 4 Syn: average, mean …
86arithmetic progression — noun A sequence in which each term except the first is obtained from the previous by adding a constant value, known as the common difference of the arithmetic progression …
87arithmetic logic unit — part of a computer processor responsible for executing arithmetic functions …
88arithmetic progression — (also arithmetic series) noun a sequence of numbers in which each differs from the preceding one by a constant quantity (e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.; 9, 7, 5, 3, etc.) …
89arithmetic mean — ar′ithmet′ic mean′ n. sta math. the mean obtained by adding several quantities together and dividing the sum by the number of quantities: The arithmetic mean of 1, 5, 2, and 8 is 4 Also called average …
90arithmetic mean — /ˌærəθmɛtɪk ˈmin/ (say .aruhthmetik meen) noun Mathematics the mean obtained by adding several quantities together and dividing the sum by the number of quantities. For example, the arithmetic mean of 1, 5, 2, 8 is 4 …
