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Arithmetic or arithmetics (from the Greek word ἀριθμός, arithmos “number”) is the oldest and most elementary branch of mathematics, used by almost everyone, for tasks ranging from simple day-to-day counting to advanced science and business calculations. It involves the study of quantity, especially as the result of operations that combine numbers. In common usage, it refers to the simpler properties when using the traditional operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with smaller values of numbers. Professional mathematicians sometimes use the term (higher) arithmetic when referring to more advanced results related to number theory, but this should not be confused with elementary arithmetic.
The prehistory of arithmetic is limited to a small number of artifacts which may indicate conception of addition and subtraction, the best-known being the Ishango bone from central Africa, dating from somewhere between 20,000 and 18,000 BC although its interpretation is disputed.
Brooke Gabrielle Fraser Ligertwood, better known as Brooke Fraser (born 15 December 1983) is a New Zealand born award-winning folk-pop and Christian music artist. Her third studio album Flags has become the most successful album of her career, with the single "Something in the Water" reaching number one on the RIANZ singles chart in 2010.
Fraser is the eldest of the three children born to former All Black Bernie Fraser, who was born in Lautoka, Fiji, and his wife Lynda Fraser. She grew up in Naenae, Lower Hutt and attended Dyer Street School, Naenae Intermediate School and Naenae College.
Fraser took piano lessons between the ages of seven and seventeen. She started writing songs at age twelve and taught herself the acoustic guitar at fifteen. Despite her skills as a singer she has never taken singing lessons.
She performed at Parachute, an annual New Zealand music festival in 2000 – including a special guest performance in 2007.
She began writing for the Soul Purpose magazine at age fifteen, and was later made editor in 2002. She gave up her job as editor shortly after moving to Auckland in late 2002 in order to pursue her music career.
Someone to hold to
Love never to erase
One you belong to
Without, there is not a trace
Of meaning to this metaphor
It's right behind that door
You're my arthmetic
You make my sun shine
You're the road I pick
You're that friend of mine
Arrows from angels
Plan all the destiny
That's how I found you
You're so much a part of me
Now everyday is a gift to be
You must know, you must see that
You're my arthmetic
You make my sun shine
You're the road I pick
You're that friend of mine
The passage in this life,
Oh I falter and the clouds roll in
But the breath of love resounds
Stirring anciently and I begin...
For when the lord someday I'll see
Questions he'll ask of me...
Who's your arithmetic?
Who made your sun shine?
How was the road you picked?
Speak of the love you find
To change my altitude
Adjust my attitude
A truer movie screen
Moves in front of me
A strong arithmetic