The mathematical science dealing with the properties and manipulation of numbers, or instruction in this subject.
From Greek 'arithmetike' (the art of numbers). The 's' ending here doesn't make it plural but marks it as a scholarly or academic discipline.
When people say 'arithmetics' instead of 'arithmetic,' it sounds super formal—like something a Victorian schoolmaster would teach!
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