maths
noun
maths
American
[maths]
/ mæθs /
noun
(used with a singular or plural verb)
maths
1
British
/ mæθs /
noun
maths.
2
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of maths
By shortening
Example Sentences
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Many deaf children in Kenya learn a patchwork of makeshift signs, and the local dialect lacks many technical terms used to teach subjects like maths and biology.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The ChatGPT-maker said on Tuesday, external that by focusing a group of roughly 10,000 AI agents, or AI bots that undertake tasks somewhat autonomously, it solved a notoriously difficult maths problem in just 88 hours.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“According to PISA, the education systems that experienced the biggest drops in reading also tended to see larger falls in maths and science performance.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The average maths score fell from 466 to 456 while in other UK nations' results were broadly stable, leading to a widening gap as Wales fell further behind.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Firstly you can do it by maths like this Let the doors be called X, Y and Z. Let Cx be the event that the car is behind door X and so on.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
"Things you didn't understand kept piling on top of each other. It affected all the core subjects of science, English and maths. It made me really anxious."
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
“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
“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
"Laura Kirby's A1 at maths., so I'm afraid you won't meet with too tender a reception."
From The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life by Angela Brazil
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