Friday, March 10, 2017

Origin of word Arithmetic



Orgin of Arithmetic

Arithmetic is the branch of Mathematics that deals with the numbers and their operations ( +, - , x , /). Egyptian or Babylonian were good at arithmetic and they used to solve problem with their own devised method.

Arithmetic is derived from the Greek word - Arithmos meaning Number.

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