Outline of arithmetic
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Arithmetic is an elementary branch of mathematics that is widely used for tasks ranging from simple day-to-day counting to advanced science and business calculations.
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Essence of arithmetic
History of arithmetic
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Types of numbers
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- Real number
- Rational number
- Integer
- Natural number
- Composite number
- Irrational number
- Odd number
- Even number
- Positive number
- Negative number
- Prime number
- List of prime numbers
- Highly composite number
- Perfect number
- Algebraic number
- Transcendental number
- Hypercomplex number
- Transfinite number
- Indefinite and fictitious numbers
Elementary statistics
Other basic concepts
Modern arithmetic
See also
External links
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- [http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Arithmetic.html MathWorld article about arithmetic]
- The New Student's Reference Work/Arithmetic (historical)
- [http://mathdl.maa.org/convergence/1/?pa=content&sa=viewDocument&nodeId=1293&bodyId=1422 Maximus Planudes' the Great Calculation] an early western work on arithmetic at [http://mathdl.maa.org/convergence/1/ Convergence]
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