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arithmetician

/uh-rith-mi-tish-uhn, ar-ith-/US // əˌrɪθ mɪˈtɪʃ ən, ˌær ɪθ- //

算术师,算术家,算学家,算术学家

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an expert in arithmetic.

Examples

  • The simplest arithmetician could see that the nought "went into" the numerator an infinite number of times.

  • He contrived, during the course of autumn and winter, to make himself a tolerable arithmetician.

  • Basile was an exact arithmetician, could write an excellent hand, and was a ready draughtsman and surveyor.

  • You see he himself is an eccentric accountant, a Pindaric book-keeper, an arithmetician in the clouds.

  • It will soon be impossible to go to a dance without being accompanied by a professional arithmetician.