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
The petition follows months of trepidation about the congress within the math community.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
If the assignment is to solve a math problem, again plenty of tools and resources can find the solution, with many such resources even showing you the step-by-step pathway to derive the answer.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
The fatherly pride was audible when Wright told me Parker had taught himself enough math from YouTube to test out of his classes and into college-level ones.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
The country had lost a generation of promising students and researchers during World War I; its universities were teaching math in uncoordinated, fragmented ways, using materials that were woefully out of date.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
If the assignment is to solve a math problem, again plenty of tools and resources can find the solution, with many such resources even showing you the step-by-step pathway to derive the answer.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
The fatherly pride was audible when Wright told me Parker had taught himself enough math from YouTube to test out of his classes and into college-level ones.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
The country had lost a generation of promising students and researchers during World War I; its universities were teaching math in uncoordinated, fragmented ways, using materials that were woefully out of date.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for math
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But our board, our investors, our unions, our NGO partners, and policymakers saw beyond the arithmetic.—
Paul Polman,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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So drivers are now doing constant frantic mental arithmetic about when to deploy extra energy to go faster and when to recharge — at 200 mph, in traffic.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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In most states, your credit score can be part of the calculation for your insurance premium.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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Of course, a teenager doesn’t make those calculations or consider the cost behind her searches.—
Krys Fluker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Math.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/math. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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