math
1[ math ]
/ mæθ /
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Origin of math
1Shortened form
Definition for math (2 of 4)
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[ math ]
/ mæθ /
noun British Dialect.
a mowing.
the crop mowed.
Origin of math
2Definition for math (3 of 4)
math3
[ muhth ]
/ mʌθ /
noun
an order of Hindu monks.
Also ma·tha [muhth-uh]. /ˈmʌθ ə/.
Origin of math
3First recorded in 1825–35, math is from the Sanskrit word maṭha hut
Definition for math (4 of 4)
math.
abbreviation
mathematical.
mathematician.
mathematics.
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math.
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abbreviation for
mathematics
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