math

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noun

ˈmath 

: mathematics

math

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abbreviation

mathematical; mathematician

Synonyms of math

Noun

• arithmetic
• calculation
• mathematics

Examples of math in a Sentence

Noun

I did the math, and we can't afford to keep spending like this

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The announcement comes after a summer in which AI models have repeatedly conquered many of math’s longstanding open challenges, including one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems. — Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026

The sheer math of persuading a majority of the House of Representatives, the Senate and the president to approve a bill is difficult enough. — Scott Warren, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Less than a month after astonishing the world with its solution to the long-standing Navier-Stokes problem, OpenAI has released 722 maths papers, proving or disproving problems across numerous fields from algebraic geometry to number theory. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026

Monroe didn’t necessarily have that many students using vouchers – 851 compared to 8,249 in traditional and charter schools – but the math of the formula could not withstand even that number. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1847, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing math

• new math

Rhymes for math

• hath
• lath
• path
• rath
• spath
• spathe
• strath
• wrath
• aftermath
• multipath
• psychopath
• bloodbath

Kids Definition

math

noun

ˈmath

: mathematics