Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mental arithmetic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables
men-tal arith-metic
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of mental calculation (“arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator”).

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

mental arithmetics (plural)

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What does mental arithmetic mean?
Synonym of mental calculation (“arithmetical calculations using only the human brain, with no help from any supplies (such as pencil and paper) or devices such as a calculator”).

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