arithmetician
Syllables: arith·me·tic·ianUK/əˌɹɪθməˈtɪʃ(ə)n/
arithmetician noun: one with expertise in arithmetic; a mathematician.
Noun
arithmetician (plural arithmeticians)
- One with expertise in arithmetic; a mathematician.
- [F]or certes, ſayes he, / I haue already choſen my officer, and what was he? / Forſooth, a great Arithmeticion, [...]c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragœdy of Othello, the Moore of Venice. […] (First Quarto), London: […] N[icholas] O[kes] for Thomas Walkley, […], published 1622, →OCLC, [Act...
- I haue read the truest computer of Times, and the best Arithmetician that euer breathed, and he reduceth thy dayes into a short number: The daies of Man are threescore and ten.1613, Richard Brathwait, The Yong Mans Gleanings, page 1
arithmetician meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu
arithmetician in Hindi
- arithmetician
- गणक gaṇak
arithmetician in Tamil
- எண்கணிப்பியலாளர், கணக்காளர்
arithmetician in Telugu
- an arithmetician
- గణకుడు gaṇakuḍu
Examples of arithmetician in a sentence
- But I'll tell you one thing; it's a Question that would puzzle an Arithmetician, if you ſhould ask him, whether the Bible ſaves more Souls in Weſtminſter-Abby, or damns more in Weſtminſter-Hall: […]1695, [William] Congreve, Love for Love: A Comedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act IV, scene vi, page 59:
- I heard him say a hundred, and sing a thousand: Lovers are bad arithmeticians.1774, David Garrick, A Christmas Tale, Part 2, Scene 1, page 13:
- You talk of figures, now; you have only to say to Stelling, ‘I want my son to be a thorough arithmetician,’ and you may leave the rest to him.1860, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], “Mr Riley Gives His Advice Concerning a School for Tom”, in The Mill on the Floss […]...
Forms of arithmetician
| plural | arithmeticians |
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Origin of arithmetician
From Middle French arithmeticien; equivalent to arithmetic + -ian.
Questions about arithmetician
- What does arithmetician mean?
- Arithmetician means one with expertise in arithmetic; a mathematician.
- What is arithmetician in Hindi?
- Arithmetician in Hindi is गणक (gaṇak). See Arithmetician meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use arithmetician in a sentence?
- But I'll tell you one thing; it's a Question that would puzzle an Arithmetician, if you ſhould ask him, whether the Bible ſaves more Souls in Weſtminſter-Abby, or damns more in Weſtminſter-Hall: […]
- What part of speech is arithmetician?
- Arithmetician is a noun.
- How do you pronounce arithmetician?
- Arithmetician is pronounced /əˌɹɪθməˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of arithmetician?
- The plural of arithmetician is arithmeticians.
Words near arithmetician in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: arithmetician (page history and authors); गणक (Hindi) (page history and authors); arithmetician (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); గణకుడు (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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