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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Recent Examples of math
Jones is a math whiz, also participating in competition with the STEM team.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
And at nearly $3,000 a year in potential waste per household, the math is hard to ignore.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
Your specific figure will vary, but the math works in the same direction for nearly every worker.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Move sooner, and the math can work against you.
—Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2026
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
And at nearly $3,000 a year in potential waste per household, the math is hard to ignore.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
Your specific figure will vary, but the math works in the same direction for nearly every worker.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Move sooner, and the math can work against you.
—Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for math
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That figure is the cold arithmetic of economic gravity.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
8 Apr. 2026
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And the cruel arithmetic of the AI moment means the technology eroding one workforce is depending on another workforce that America has spent decades failing to build.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Among those measures was a proposal requiring any ballot measure establishing a fee to undergo a thorough analysis and calculation as to the fee amount before it is presented to voters.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Understanding the nuances of these calculations is complex.—
William Jones,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Math.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/math. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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