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arithmetically

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

In a way characterized by addition (of increments) rather than multiplication (by factors) or exponentiation (by exponents): by an arithmetic progression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Over the past decade the business has grown arithmetically, which shows that it is serving a demand successfully; but because it has not grown exponentially, its growth is viewed by some investors as "not good enough."

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2

adv

Meaning 2

In terms of arithmetic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The two terms are arithmetically equivalent, but they are not equally intuitive regarding what phenomenon they represent in the real world.

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3

adverb

Meaning 3

with respect to arithmetic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • this problem is arithmetically easy

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English arithmetical Middle English -ly English -ly English arithmetically From arithmetical + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: aritmèticament — In an arithmetic / arithmetical manner
  • Dutch: rekenkundig — In an arithmetic / arithmetical manner
  • Finnish: aritmeettisesti — In an arithmetic / arithmetical manner
  • French: arithmétiquement — In an arithmetic / arithmetical manner
  • German: arithmetisch — In an arithmetic / arithmetical manner
  • Italian: aritmeticamente — In an arithmetic / arithmetical manner
  • Polish: arytmetycznie — In an arithmetic / arithmetical manner
  • Portuguese: aritmeticamente — In an arithmetic / arithmetical manner
  • Slovak: aritmeticky — In an arithmetic / arithmetical manner
  • Spanish: aritméticamente — In an arithmetic / arithmetical manner