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ARITHMETICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does arithmetical mean? 

ARITHMETICAL (adjective)
  The adjective ARITHMETICAL has 1 sense:

1. relating to or involving arithmeticplay

  Familiarity information: ARITHMETICAL used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ARITHMETICAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or involving arithmetic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

arithmetic; arithmetical

Context example:

arithmetical computations

Pertainym:

arithmetic (the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations)

Derivation:

arithmetic (the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations)


 Context examples 


The sum of the values of all observations or data points divided by the number of observations; an arithmetical average.

(Mean, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)



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