You may have been looking for 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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