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arithmetic operation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication or division; any one of said operations as implemented on a computer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: arithmetic, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a mathematical operation involving numbers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: mathematical process, mathematical operation, operation

Narrower terms: division, multiplication, times, subtraction, minus, summation, addition, plus

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: аритметична операция (aritmetična operacija) — any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic
  • Esperanto: aritmetika operacio — any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic
  • Finnish: peruslaskutoimitus — any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic
  • French: opération arithmétique — any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic
  • Greek: αριθμητική πράξη (arithmitikí práxi) — any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic
  • Hungarian: számtani művelet — any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic
  • Italian: operazione aritmetica — any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic
  • Japanese: 算術演算 (sanjutsu enzan) — any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic
  • Macedonian: аритметичка операција (aritmetička operacija) — any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic
  • Polish: działanie matematyczne — any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic
  • Romanian: operație aritmetică — any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic
  • Vietnamese: phép toán số học — any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic