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# arithmetical

«arithmetical» in Mova's school dictionary: **About arithmetic: adding, subtracting, multiplying and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (arithmetical)

### meaning for a pupil

About arithmetic: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing numbers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arithmetical/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In maths lessons and puzzles: arithmetical skills, an arithmetical mistake, an arithmetical sequence (numbers going up by the same amount). Phrases: «arithmetical error», «arithmetical progression».

### examples

- I made an arithmetical mistake in the sum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arithmetical/#x1)
- 2, 5, 8, 11 is an arithmetical sequence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arithmetical/#x2)
- Quick arithmetical skills help in shops. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arithmetical/#x3)
- The puzzle needs only arithmetical steps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arithmetical/#x4)
- Check your arithmetical working. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arithmetical/#x5)
- An arithmetical slip cost me a mark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arithmetical/#x6)

### note

Same as «arithmetic» used as an adjective. In an arithmetical (arithmetic) sequence, the same number is added each time — the common difference.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «arithmetical» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arithmetical/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.