Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arithmetician

/əˌɹɪθməˈtɪʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: arith-me-tic-ian
IPA: /əˌɹɪθməˈtɪʃ(ə)n/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One with expertise in arithmetic; a mathematician.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"[F]or certes, ſayes he, / I haue already choſen my officer, and what was he? / Forſooth, a great Arithmeticion, [...]"
"I haue read the truest computer of Times, and the best Arithmetician that euer breathed, and he reduceth thy dayes into a short number: The daies of Man are threescore and ten."
"But I'll tell you one thing; it's a Question that would puzzle an Arithmetician, if you ſhould ask him, whether the Bible ſaves more Souls in Weſtminſter-Abby, or damns more in Weſtminſter-Hall: […]"
"Bonoro. What said he? / Tycho. That he would say but three words and follow me. I heard him say a hundred, and sing a thousand: Lovers are bad arithmeticians."
"You talk of figures, now; you have only to say to Stelling, ‘I want my son to be a thorough arithmetician,’ and you may leave the rest to him."

Etymology

From Middle French arithmeticien; equivalent to arithmetic + -ian.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: arithmeticien
Suffix: arithmetic

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˌɹɪθməˈtɪʃ(ə)n/
British English: /əˌɹɪθməˈtɪʃ(ə)n/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

arithmeticians (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce arithmetician?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˌɹɪθməˈtɪʃ(ə)n/.
What does arithmetician mean?: One with expertise in arithmetic; a mathematician.
Where does arithmetician come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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