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

Watchdogs also caution that the math to determine whether bioenergy projects sequester or release carbon is complicated and finicky.

From Los Angeles Times

In late 2022, after ChatGPT launched, many schools initially banned AI, fearing it would be used to churn out term papers, compose presentations and farm out math homework.

From Los Angeles Times

American students are experiencing a math crisis marked by a decline in scores that began over a decade ago and rapidly accelerated in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report shows.

From Los Angeles Times

Students in Northern Ireland set to teach in Irish language schools and maths, science or technology subjects are to have their tuition fees paid.

From BBC

Away from the pitch, he was a family man and always spoke about his children, sometimes joking about how he was struggling to help his son with his maths homework.

From BBC

Related Words

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