In ancient times, mathematics was called "arithmetic". Was it a magical technology in ancient times?

Arithmetic is a branch of mathematics and the original form of mathematics. Arithmetic includes addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and square root is more complicated. But for ancient mathematics, we all call it arithmetic. Mathematics was introduced to China from the west in modern times, and it was certified in modern times, so mathematics is a kind, and arithmetic is regarded as China's mathematics.

Mathematics was called arithmetic in ancient China, because it was a calculation tool made of bamboo instead of bamboo in ancient China. So it was also counted at that time, generally referring to some mathematical knowledge related to calculation. China's earliest record of arithmetic is "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic".

Moreover, in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, because the ancients were superstitious, they would watch the celestial phenomena at night and seek bad luck, so they needed arithmetic to help with certain deduction and calculation. Therefore, in ancient times, mathematics was called arithmetic, which is the floorboard of contemporary mathematics.

But I remember a long time ago, because our country believed in cultivating immortality and alchemy, especially Qin Shihuang, it was said that he put a lot of Dan medicine in the tomb and made it look like a galaxy with mercury. Ancient people were very active in cultivating immortality and alchemy, so ancient arithmetic was widely used in cultivating immortality and alchemy, so ancient people who cultivated immortality made great contributions to ancient arithmetic in China.

Arithmetic is not a magical technology, but an algorithm technology, and it can't be said to be a technology, because the technology I understand is like a spell drawn by ancient people to hold down zombies, a technology and a technology of flying with a sword.