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

Both test papers have questions on maths and English, or Irish if a child chooses to sit the test in Irish.

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Under current protocol, the IRS sends out a math error notice when it spots a mistake, and it changes the tax bill automatically to reflect its own calculation unless the filer protests within 60 days.

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The National Assessment of Educational Progress, which periodically tests a sample of students and is known as the nation’s report card, showed flat or declining scores in English language arts and math.

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“Your greatest risk in this situation is not the math — it’s yourself,” he says.

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Quantum chips, however, do a different type of math, he said.

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Related Words

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• calculation 
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