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MsRowdyRedhead
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Arithmetic is simply the calculation/computational discipline. Mathematics is a broad-ranging field of study in which the properties and interactions of idealized objects are examined.
My favorite quick answer is…
“Arithmetic is to mathematics as spelling is to writing.”
The dictionary definitions of these two bodies of learning are:
a·rith·me·tic
(1) the branch of mathematics that deals with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division,
(2) the use of numbers in calculations
math·e·mat·ics
(1) the study of the relationships among numbers, shapes, and quantities,
(2) it uses signs, symbols, and proofs and includes arithmetic, algebra, calculus, geometry, and trigonometry.
AREN'T you GLAD you asked??
BTW
abscissa =horizontal distance from a fixed line to a point
abscission =cutting off; cutting away
WTDB marquee and marquis
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   The dream is free.. the work to achieve it is sold separately.OOC: An OOC expression of horror would confirm your humanity nicely.  MLNO. The only forum I know where expressions like the one above are commonplace.  Everyone is frustrating in their own special way.
"Right is right, even if everyone is against it. Wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it." ♥
"If you're not havin a good day, change your mind!!"
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