as in calculations
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 maths
Replicating those buffers of points in the bag before the turn of the year would put Leeds ahead of the maths and perhaps turn their springtime fixtures into a matter of consolidation rather than a scramble for survival.
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Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
The only problem is, economists can’t quite figure out his maths.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
Private-credit recycling threatens that maths.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
The only problem is, economists can’t quite figure out his maths.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
Private-credit recycling threatens that maths.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maths
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The way to avoid these limitations isn’t to abandon quantum field theory, but rather to go beyond the perturbative approach of Feynman diagrams, and to perform the full analytic calculations demanded by the underlying quantum field theory.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
5 Sep. 2025
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Russell and his colleagues did some calculations and found that solar flares could actually be over 100 million degrees Fahrenheit, and quite possibly hotter.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Seating capacity figures are from team and stadium websites, as well as media reports.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The reason the figures are so low for 1992-93 and 1993-94 is that, as mentioned, the first two rounds in those seasons count as qualifying.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Maths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maths. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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