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

And 32-year-old cyber security expert Stephen, from the Outer Hebrides but now based in London, has done the maths and decided he would rather be a traitor than a faithful.

From BBC

I have definite issues with their “math skills” and have good reason not to trust anything they say.

From MarketWatch

But the effect on the trust funds’ returns of cutting rates would be a simple matter of math and law.

From MarketWatch

But the effect on the trust funds’ returns of cutting rates would be a simple matter of math and law.

From MarketWatch

Her parents have hired tutors in science, maths, Spanish and gym, and together with Estella decide her schedule.

From Barron's

Related Words

• algebra
• calculation
• calculus
• geometry