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Numeric vs Arithmetic - What's the difference?

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In mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between numeric and arithmetic

is that numeric is (mathematics) any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio while arithmetic is (mathematics) of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical.

As adjectives the difference between numeric and arithmetic

is that numeric is of, or relating to numbers, especially the characters while arithmetic is (mathematics) of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical.

As nouns the difference between numeric and arithmetic

is that numeric is (mathematics) any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio while arithmetic is the mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

numeric

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to numbers, especially the characters .

    • Related terms

    * alphanumeric * numerical * number

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio.

    • arithmetic

    English

    (wikipedia arithmetic)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
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    Synonyms

    * (study) math (US), maths (UK), mathematics

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from the noun "arithmetic") * affine arithmetic * arithmetician * binary arithmetic * Boolean arithmetic * clock arithmetic * congruence arithmetic * decimal arithmetic * floating-point arithmetic * fuzzy arithmetic * interval arithmetic * location arithmetic * modular arithmetic * Peano arithmetic * Presburger arithmetic * saturation arithmetic * significance arithmetic

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (mathematics) Of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical.
    • arithmetic geometry
  • *
  • (arithmetic) Of a progression, mean, etc, computed solely using addition.
    • arithmetic progression

    Coordinate terms

    * (computed solely using addition) geometric

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from the adjective "arithmetic") * arithmetic mean * arithmetic progression * arithmetic series

    See also

    * English heteronyms