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[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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TT Rockstars, which allows children to compete with their classmates for virtual coins and rock-star themed characters and outfits, is widely used by schools for maths homework.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Mallat, who has recently published a book on maths and AI, makes a distinction between what is happening and the mechanisation of agriculture when tractors came on the scene.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
The "staggered" approach has worked for students at college, as the proportion of their students achieving grades A* to C at maths is well above the Northern Ireland average for non-grammar schools.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Many other maths teachers across Northern Ireland also felt that "this policy change is not in our pupils best interests", she added.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The philosophers weren’t convinced and continued as before, and the mathematicians weren’t impressed—this wasn’t maths as they understood it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
"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
“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
“Yeah, well, I failed all the maths. I’m not wired like that.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 4, 2017
At the Dower House we dabble in everything all round, maths., and science, and accomplishments thrown in as well.
From The School by the Sea by Angela Brazil
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