chiefly British

Examples of maths in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web All scenarios can be examined – and hopefully improved – using mathematical modeling, a way of describing the world in the language of maths. Lorna Wilson, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2016 By comparison, understanding climate means understanding maths, physics and statistics. Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 4 Feb. 2015 Ed Sheeran is continuing his bad habit of naming things after math (sorry, maths) symbols. Vulture, 3 Oct. 2022 Chance asked 76 students to take a maths test, half of whom could see an answer key at the bottom of their sheets. Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2011 See all Example Sentences for maths 

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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of maths was in 1911

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“Maths.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maths. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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