as in arithmetic
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
I did the math, and we can't afford to keep spending like this
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Recent Examples of math
Pokemon activity: Kids can practice reading and math while playing the Pokemon Card game at 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 30 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road.
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
Never mind the questionable math used by the campaign to raise the $10 billion in municipal tax revenues, any tax increase – even at the local level – must be approved by the state assembly.
—Time, 26 June 2025
Another thing math brings to the table is clear thinking.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2025
In math a recursive function or method calls itself and is not just iterative and repetitive; the part requires the whole.
—Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
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Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2025
Never mind the questionable math used by the campaign to raise the $10 billion in municipal tax revenues, any tax increase – even at the local level – must be approved by the state assembly.
—Time, 26 June 2025
Another thing math brings to the table is clear thinking.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2025
In math a recursive function or method calls itself and is not just iterative and repetitive; the part requires the whole.
—Cindy Juyoung Ok
june 26, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for math
Recent Examples of Synonyms for math
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That's the arithmetic that prompted Moody's to cut its rating on U.S. debt, from its top rating of Aaa to Aa1.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
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So doing the work is the arithmetic, and AI is the algebra, intelligence leverages are the calculus.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Move forward a few decades, and no one bats an eye at someone using Excel to perform calculations.—
John Schneider,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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But Trump appears to have made the calculation — at the prodding of Israeli officials and many Republican lawmakers — that Israel’s operation had softened the ground and presented a perhaps unparalleled opportunity to set back Iran’s nuclear program, perhaps permanently.—
Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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“Math.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/math. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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