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Elementary arithmetic
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<p>Elementary arithmetic is a branch of <a href="/facts/Mathematics/pxTouaz4">mathematics</a> involving <a href="/facts/Addition/apFWJBFB">addition</a>, <a href="/facts/Subtraction/dEUrp6k0">subtraction</a>, <a href="/facts/Multiplication/VtcUjpNv">multiplication</a>, and <a href="/facts/Division_(mathematics)/FqLKNkmq">division</a>. Due to its low level of <a href="/facts/Abstraction/p7l9eHGd">abstraction</a>, broad range of application, and position as the foundation of all mathematics, elementary arithmetic is generally the first branch of mathematics taught in schools. </p>