math

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

maths

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

math

past (v2)

mathed

past participle (v3)

mathed

present participle

mathing

3rd person singular

maths

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Clipping of mathematics.(informal)

   • Clarke stumbled into music by way of a high school course he took to raise his grades. "Music was a bird course. I had more interest in math, science, and women", he divulged.

2. 2.Clipping of matha.

   • I need to study math.

3. 3.Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).(informal)

   • If you do the math, you'll see that it’s not such a bargain.

4. 4.A math course or class.(informal)

   • They needed to take two more maths in order to graduate.
   • Did you take math today? / What did you do in math today?
   • I don’t see how it can harm me now to reveal that I only passed math in high school because I cheated.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To add up, compute; (by extension) to make sense.(slang)

   • Wait. This doesn't make sense. I mean, the math is not mathing.

2. 2.To perform mathematical calculations or mathematical analysis; to do math(colloquial)

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Everyday conversation

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General reading & writing

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Literature

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Synonyms

• mathematics