Thesaurus results for MATH

math

noun

ˈmath

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 math doesn’t quite math, from the worker perspective. —

Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026 Across the sports landscape, especially in the women’s game, the math is changing quickly. —

Asli Pelit, New York Times, 6 May 2026 No viral video changes that math. —

Yuna Kim, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026 State leaders say the goal is to boost math performance and ensure students build strong foundational skills early. —

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Just a few years after the arrival of ZF, Kurt Gödel showed that no axiomatic system capable of basic arithmetic can be used to prove its own consistency.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
The arithmetic does not come close to closing a gap of this magnitude even under the most optimistic assumptions.

— Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026