math

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noun

math

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abbreviation

Examples of math in a Sentence

Noun I did the math, and we can't afford to keep spending like this
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As a rule, price hikes always increase churn in the short term, though generally the math favors them for programmers in the longer run. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025 Did OpenAI’s latest AI model solve famously difficult math problems? Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025 The event was organized by the Bristol Bot Builders, a group dedicated to sparking interest in STEM subject – science, technology, engineering, and math – among people of all ages. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025 Quick math suggests that unless more than one Group of 5 conference team makes the CFP — highly unlikely — somebody is getting in at 9-3. Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for math

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 23 Oct. 2025.

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