maths
noun
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maths
American
[maths]
/ mæθs /
noun
(used with a singular or plural verb)
maths
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British
/ mæθs /
noun
maths.
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British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of maths
By shortening
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With 32 teams, the maths was simple - eight groups of four teams, with the top two going through to a last 16, then quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
"YouTube is where we all go to learn," says Dr Tom Crawford, aka Tom Rocks Maths, who shares maths skills with his 250,000 subscribers on YouTube, which is included in the ban.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Training recruitment targets have not been met in most subjects, with particular issues in maths, English and sciences.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
And the figures were worse for maths, where only 75 trainee postgraduate teachers were recruited towards a target of 250.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
He said I liked maths because it meant solving problems, and these problems were difficult and interesting but there was always a straightforward answer at the end.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
“Ethical thresholds placed within frameworks are typically challenging to satisfy… An ethical framework can lead to paralysis. Ethics is not like maths. Ethical problems don’t often get ‘solved’.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
"John Swinney knows only too well a few schools in his own Perthshire constituency have had real problems with recruiting teachers, including in key subjects like maths. "That is completely unacceptable.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2017
“Yeah, well, I failed all the maths. I’m not wired like that.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 4, 2017
“To me, that would’ve been death. I failed once in my life – maths. I didn’t like that feeling.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 4, 2017
My poor little brains are just about pumped out with maths., and what's left of them will be wanted for French prep. later on.
From The School by the Sea by Brazil, Angela
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