math

¹ American  

[math] / mæθ /

noun

1. mathematics.

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math ² American  

[math] / mæθ /

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.

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math ³ American  

[muhth] / mʌθ /

Also matha

noun

1. a Hindu monastery.

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math. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. mathematical.

2. mathematician.

3. mathematics.

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math ¹ British  

/ mæθ /

noun

1. Brit equivalent: maths.  informal short for mathematics

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math. ² British  

abbreviation

1. mathematics

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Etymology

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

“This is just how the index math haunts you.”

From MarketWatch

“I love the interplay between emotions in trading and the math of the economy and markets,” he says.

From Barron's

Spaces are well-defined and venerable terms in physics and math.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some electricity experts and consumer advocates say the companies aren’t showing their math.

From Barron's

Crucially, he’s been around long enough to see politicians’ promises collide into reality and to know basic federal-budget math.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• algebra
• calculation
• calculus
• geometry