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
On last year’s STAAR exams, the district posted gains across every subject and grade level except fifth grade math, where the district saw a two-point decline in the percentage of students meeting grade level.
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Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Some entertainment executives, including Netflix Co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos, have speculated that Paramount will need to find more than $10 billion in cost cuts to make the math work.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Speaking on the Goldman Sachs Exchanges podcast on March 2, Struyven broke down the math behind the market’s reaction.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
The most compelling part of this setup is the math.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
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Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
Some entertainment executives, including Netflix Co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos, have speculated that Paramount will need to find more than $10 billion in cost cuts to make the math work.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Speaking on the Goldman Sachs Exchanges podcast on March 2, Struyven broke down the math behind the market’s reaction.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
The most compelling part of this setup is the math.
—Nishant Pant, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for math
Noun
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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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When adjusting the calculation for Texas’ median income, the annual cost drops to about $9,351, reflecting differences in earnings between Texas and the national average.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
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This reduced the problem to a finite number of calculations — at least in theory.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Math.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/math. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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