Arithmetic is the fundamental area of Mathematics that studies numbers. Arithmetic includes operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division as well as more complex computations such as percentages, logarithms, exponentiation, and square roots. Arithmetic has been used to perform routine calculations since ancient times. The name derives from the Greek word “arithmos” which means “numbers”.
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