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arithmetically

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arithmetically (comparativemorearithmetically,superlativemostarithmetically)

(of the nature of increases or decreases) In a way characterized byaddition (ofincrements) rather thanmultiplication (byfactors) orexponentiation (byexponents): by anarithmetic progression.
Coordinate terms:geometrically,exponentially
Over the past decade the business has grownarithmetically, which shows that it is serving a demand successfully; but because it has not grown exponentially, its growth is viewed by some investors as "not good enough."
In terms ofarithmetic.
The two terms arearithmetically equivalent, but they are not equally intuitive regarding what phenomenon they represent in the real world.