consequently

mastery
UK /ˈkɒnsɪˌkwɛntli/ US /ˈkɑːnsɪˌkwɛntli/adv

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While algebraical reasoning is most frequently analytical, arithmetical reasoning is generally synthetical, and, consequently, more difficult to understand.