new math

noun

a unified, sequential system of teaching arithmetic and mathematics in accord with set theory so as to reveal basic concepts: used in some U.S. schools, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Also called new mathematics.

Origin of new math

First recorded in 1965–70

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British Dictionary definitions for new maths

new maths

noun

(functioning as singular) British an approach to mathematics in which the basic principles of set theory are introduced at an elementary level
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