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arithmetic, a branch of
mathematics.
ARITH-MATIC is an extension of
Grace Hopper's
A-2[?] programming language, developed in about
1955. ARITH-MATIC was originally known as A-3, but was renamed by the marketing department of
Remington Rand[?] UNIVAC.
[How was A-2 extended?]
See also: Programming language
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