math

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noun

math

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abbreviation

Examples of math in a Sentence

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His mother, Sadie, taught high school math and later was vice president at Borough of Manhattan Community College. Walter Ray Watson, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024 In 2016, the last time a major evaluation of the state’s TK program was performed, researchers found that students who went to TK entered kindergarten with stronger math and literacy skills. Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024 The foundation funds health and wellness programs, has classrooms in Levi’s Stadium to teach science, math and other subjects to participating schools, and helps fund girls flag football programs. Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024 Nomination submitted by Lily Treptow, math and Mandarin teacher, BASIS Mesa. Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024 That was the prevailing wisdom when the team at OpenAI began exploring how a neural network could do math. Anil Ananthaswamy, Quanta Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024 Do the math: That’s $4 million times 6 times 12 months a year–well over $280 million. Andrea Adkins-Hutchins, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024 After obtaining undergraduate degrees in math and English from Stanford, Dr. Levin received his master’s degree from the University of Oxford, and then obtained a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024 Brian Dorsey’s argument for why he should not be executed by the state of Missouri requires the kind of math familiar to any gig worker. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of math was circa 1847

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“Math.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/math. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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