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− | An '''Arithmancer''' is a [[Wizards|wizard]] or [[Wizards|witch]] who specialises in the field of [[Arithmancy]], a branch of magic that involves using complicated number charts to make predictions. The well-known Arithmancer [[Bridget Wenlock]] was the first to discover the [[magic]]al properties of the number [[seven]]. [[Septima Vector]] is known to have taught Arithmancy at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] from at least [[1991]] to [[1996]]. |
+ | An '''Arithmancer''' is a [[Wizards|wizard]] or [[Wizards|witch]] who specialises in the field of [[Arithmancy]], a branch of magic that involves using complicated number charts to make future predictions. The well-known Arithmancer [[Bridget Wenlock]] was the first to discover the [[magic]]al properties of the number [[seven]]. [[Septima Vector]] is known to have taught Arithmancy at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] from at least [[1991]] to [[1996]]. |
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Revision as of 23:56, 2 January 2011
An Arithmancer is a wizard or witch who specialises in the field of Arithmancy, a branch of magic that involves using complicated number charts to make future predictions. The well-known Arithmancer Bridget Wenlock was the first to discover the magical properties of the number seven. Septima Vector is known to have taught Arithmancy at Hogwarts from at least 1991 to 1996.
Etymology
Arithmancer and Arithmancy come from the Greek αριθμός (arithmos), meaning "number", and μαντεία (manteia), meaning "divination".
Known Arithmancers
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