4 ms·A lot of people say "algebra" when they mean "arithmetic"!by kqr 2y agoA lot of people say "algebra" when they mean "arithmetic"!welferkj 2y agoDefinitely one of my mathematical peeves. Right up there with people using "exponential" to say "a lot".kqr 2y agoThat's a tad worse than the related use of "exponential" for phenomena best described as geometric!