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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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
The state’s Instructional Quality Commission will update math, science and history-social science curricula to incorporate AI literacy.
—Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
Best Early Amazon Prime Day STEM Toy Deals Children will have fun learning important lessons in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) with our favorite STEM toys on sale for October Prime Day.
—Laura Lu, Parents, 1 Oct. 2024
Students might then learn the names of various trees from picture books (literacy), observe them in nature (science), count and compare different leaves (math, science) and then draw pictures of them (art).
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Math.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/math. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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