arithmetic operation

Noun

arithmetic operation (plural arithmetic operations)

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.
   • Although Equation 2.45 looks simple, it involves more arithmetic operations as compared to Equations 2.36 and 2.38.2000, Chang Shu, Differential Quadrature and Its Application in Engineering, Springer, page 38
   • A key feature of the IEEE standard is that it requires correctly rounded operations, specifically:
     • correctly rounded arithmetic operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide);
     • correctly rounded remainder and square root operations;
     • correctly rounded format conversions.2001, Michael L. Overton, Numerical Computing with IEEE Floating Point Arithmetic, SIAM, page 31