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aritmético

arithmetic

adjective ah-reet-MEH-tee-koh Rare
Numbers & Measures Mathematics

Origin: Greek arithmētikós, from arithmos (number)

Usage Note

Aritmético means of or relating to arithmetic — progresión aritmética (arithmetic progression), error aritmético (arithmetic error). As a noun, el aritmético can mean an arithmetician, though this is rare in modern use. The related noun is aritmética (arithmetic, the subject).

Examples

"La progresión aritmética sigue un patrón fijo."

Natural Translation

The arithmetic progression follows a fixed pattern.

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