math

[ math ]

/ mæθ /

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mathematics.

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Origin of math

First recorded in 1845–50; by shortening

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math²

[ math ]

/ mæθ /

noun British Dialect.

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

the crop mowed.

Origin of math

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)”; cf. aftermath, mow¹, mow²

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math³

[ muhth ]

/ mʌθ /

noun

a Hindu monastery.

Also ma·tha

[muhth-uh]. /ˈmʌθ ə/.

Origin of math

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

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math.

abbreviation

mathematical.

mathematician.

mathematics.

How to use math in a sentence

After the curtain calls, Christopher comes back to explain a complicated math problem.
Hedwig, Hugh & Michael Cera: 12 Powerhouse Theater Performances of 2014|Janice Kaplan|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Supporters pointed to math and literacy gains, while critics noted that those improvements disappeared in elementary school.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball?|Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jackson was an exceptional math and science student; the dreaded Bartlett was one of his favorite professors.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And last year, 4th and 8th grade students showed the biggest math and reading gains in the country.
Why Voters Love Common Core|Harold Ford Jr.|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The risk-benefit math becomes less favorable for the older patient.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Risky Heart Surgery|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Aftermath, aft′ėr-math, n. a second mowing of grass in the same season.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Darryl and I once tried to write our own better spam filter and when you filter spam, you need Bayesian math.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
Im only an enlisted man and they dont give enlisted men enough math to answer questions like that.
A Place in the Sun|C.H. Thames
Maybe Miss Graham can find me a book on math problems that a man can do in his head.
Suzy|Watson Parker
She could send several cheeses to table,—new milk cheese, nettle-cheese, floaten milk cheese and eddish or after-math cheese.
Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present|John Timbs

British Dictionary definitions for math (1 of 2)

math

/ (mæθ) /

noun

US and Canadian informal short for mathematics Brit equivalent: maths

British Dictionary definitions for math (2 of 2)

math.

/ US and Canadian /

abbreviation for

mathematics

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