"arithmetic operation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arithmetic operations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} arithmetic operation (plural arithmetic operations)
  1. (arithmetic, computing) Any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication or division; any one of said operations as implemented on a computer. Wikipedia link: arithmetic operation Categories (topical): Arithmetic, Computing Related terms: algebraic operation, arithmetic operator Translations (any one of the four basic operations in arithmetic): aritmetika operacio (Esperanto), peruslaskutoimitus (Finnish), opération arithmétique [feminine] (French), αριθμητική πράξη (arithmitikí práxi) [feminine] (Greek), operazione aritmetica [feminine] (Italian), 算術演算 (sanjutsu enzan) (alt: さんじゅつえんざん) (Japanese), аритметичка операција (aritmetička operacija) [feminine] (Macedonian), operație aritmetică [feminine] (Romanian)

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