math

¹

[ math ]

noun

1. mathematics.

math

²

[ math ]

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.

math

³

[ muhth ]

noun

1. a Hindu monastery.

math.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. mathematical.
2. mathematician.
3. mathematics.

math

¹

/ mæθ /

noun

1. informal.
   short for mathematics Brit equivalentmaths

math.

²

abbreviation for

1. mathematics

Word History and Origins

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

The growth of tech indicated to Obama’s education advisors that success would depend on a university education, preferably in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, fields.

From Los Angeles Times

California students’ test scores rose across math, English and science with big gains for low-income students.

From Los Angeles Times

I’ve stuck all the numbers on the wrapped-up figures so she has to pick it out and find the numbers herself so it all helps with her maths too which is a bonus.”

From BBC

I didn’t do all the math, but it’s a safe assumption that Trump still would have won the electoral college vote under a proportional allocation system.

From Los Angeles Times

Following a rest period, we asked the participants to complete a mental maths test which increased in speed for eight minutes, alerting them when they got an answer wrong.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• analytical
• numerical
• scientific