arithmetically

English

Etymology

From arithmetical +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

arithmetically (comparative more arithmetically, superlative most arithmetically)

1. (of the nature of increases or decreases) In a way characterized by addition (of increments) rather than multiplication (by factors) or exponentiation (by exponents): by an arithmetic progression.

   Coordinate terms: geometrically, exponentially

   Over the past decade the business has grown arithmetically, which shows that it is serving a demand successfully; but because it has not grown exponentially, its growth is viewed by some investors as "not good enough."

2. In terms of arithmetic.

   The two terms are arithmetically equivalent, but they are not equally intuitive regarding what phenomenon they represent in the real world.

Related terms

• arithmetic
• arithmetical

Translations

In an arithmetic / arithmetical manner

Catalan: aritmèticament (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Dutch: rekenkundig (nl) Finnish: aritmeettisesti French: arithmétiquement (fr) German: arithmetisch (de) Italian: aritmeticamente (it) Polish: arytmetycznie (pl) Portuguese: aritmeticamente Slovak: aritmeticky Spanish: aritméticamente