arithmetic

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Introduction
Fundamental definitions and laws
- Natural numbers
- Addition and multiplication
- Integers
- Exponents
Theory of divisors
- Fundamental theory
- Rational numbers
  - Adding and subtracting fractions
  - Multiplying and dividing fractions
  - Theory of rationals
- Irrational numbers

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