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
This rare phenomenon gives him exceptional skills in puzzle-solving, higher math functions and pattern recognition.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
Students continue to struggle with foundational skills like reading and math, with persistent rates of underperformance even years after disruptive events such as the pandemic.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Other employers may only report a year-end lump sum, which requires some math, depending on your overtime rate, according to the IRS.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Pritzker is expected to deliver a speech that could highlight the nation’s political climate as much as the fiscal math affecting Illinois’ future.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
Students continue to struggle with foundational skills like reading and math, with persistent rates of underperformance even years after disruptive events such as the pandemic.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Other employers may only report a year-end lump sum, which requires some math, depending on your overtime rate, according to the IRS.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Pritzker is expected to deliver a speech that could highlight the nation’s political climate as much as the fiscal math affecting Illinois’ future.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for math
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What sounds like bad arithmetic is correct politics.—
Josef Joffe,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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No self-pity in those four words, no performance of stoicism either—just the clean arithmetic of a life lived at full speed.—
Outside,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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Assuming a federal tax rate of about 15% to 20% for new-vehicle buyers, the first-year deduction would translate into less than $750 in tax savings, according to Cox Automotive calculations.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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In outpacing even most private-sector calculations, the INDEC inflation figure published Tuesday dispelled concerns — at least for now — that the government was cooking the books in any way comparable to his predecessors.—
Isabel Debre,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Math.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/math. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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