maths
noun
maths
American
[maths]
/ mæθs /
noun
(used with a singular or plural verb)
maths
1
British
/ mæθs /
noun
maths.
2
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of maths
By shortening
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This summer England's exams regulator, Ofqual, said it was "closely monitoring" the marking of an A-level maths paper which students and parents claimed was significantly more challenging than in previous years.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
"We found that once there are a certain number of political parties, one of these three components has to give, otherwise the maths simply don't work," said Klausen.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
It said students would have the chance to combine core academic subjects such as English and maths with a high-quality technical education linked to the jobs available in their area.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"My message to young people is this - whether you choose construction, coding or classics, or maths, manufacturing or mechanics, you'll get the skills you need and be given the respect you deserve," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The assumption was that any extraterrestrial intelligence capable of receiving the message would recognize the maths and the science and quickly make sense of the Earth-specific information.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
"Things you didn't understand kept piling on top of each other. It affected all the core subjects of science, English and maths. It made me really anxious."
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
“Ethical thresholds placed within frameworks are typically challenging to satisfy… An ethical framework can lead to paralysis. Ethics is not like maths. Ethical problems don’t often get ‘solved’.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
“To me, that would’ve been death. I failed once in my life – maths. I didn’t like that feeling.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 4, 2017
“Yeah, well, I failed all the maths. I’m not wired like that.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 4, 2017
The maths. was detestable and the geometry simply wicked.
From A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days by Angela Brazil
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