math

¹

[math]

noun

1. mathematics.

math

²

[math]

noun

British Dialect.

1. a mowing; a leveling or cutting down of grass, grain, etc., with a mowing machine or scythe.

2. the crop mowed.

math

³

Also ma·tha

[muhth]

noun

1. a Hindu monastery.

math.

⁴

abbreviation

1. mathematical.

2. mathematician.

3. mathematics.

math

¹

/ mæθ /

noun

1. Brit equivalent: maths. informal,  short for mathematics

math.

²

abbreviation

1. mathematics

Word History and Origins

Origin of math¹

First recorded in 1845–50; by shortening

Origin of math²

First recorded before 900; Middle English (bede)-mad, a kind of manorial duty to mow for one's lord, Old English mǣth “mowing, hay harvest”; cognate with German Mahd, Old Frisian mēth, Old Saxon mād(dag) “mowing (day)”; aftermath, mow ¹, mow ²

Origin of math³

First recorded in 1825–35; from Hindi maṭh, from Sanskrit maṭha “hut, cottage, cell, monastery”

Example Sentences

Their father helped with math homework and their mother, who is fluent in English, studied with them for hours after getting home from work.

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He reassures readers: “Calculators and computers didn’t render generations unable to do math.”

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The more this is forecast to help medium-term growth, the smaller the gap in the Budget maths.

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Together we’d read books, practice unfamiliar words and work through math problems to help her catch up to grade level.

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"Chess helps me with so many other things, at school it helps with maths, art and music."

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Related Words

• algebra 
• calculation 
• calculus 
• geometry