math

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noun

math

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abbreviation

Examples of math in a Sentence

Noun I did the math, and we can't afford to keep spending like this
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Noun
Most of California’s extra spending was tied to buying services – and this math sees housing as a service. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025 Young children who spend more time in front of screens tend to perform worse on standardized tests in reading and math during their elementary school years, a major new study from Canadian has found. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 PageRank is more complicated than eigenvector centrality in part because links on the Internet are one-directional, whereas friendships in a social network are bidirectional, a symmetry that simplifies the math. Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025 Among many responsibilities, that office is in charge of making sure that states annually check to see whether kids are learning subjects like reading and math at grade level. Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for math

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of math was circa 1847

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“Math.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/math. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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