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/mæθ/

noun 5verb 2

Collocations

ADJ.

behind, best, difficult, english, good, great, mean, proved

She was always good at math and science, even in elementary school.

VERB + MATH

check, doing, falling, figured, interest, like, mistakes, prefers

I've always liked math because it made sense in a way other subjects didn't.

MATH + NOUN

class, classes, exam, homework, m, problem, science, students

I struggled with the math homework last night and had to ask my dad for help.

PREP.

from, in, on, out, with, with

I struggled with math in high school until I found a tutor who explained everything clearly.

ADV.

only, theoretically

I only took math in high school because it was required.

Definitions

noun

Clipping of mathematics.

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.

Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).

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

$170 a month? That doesn’t sound right. Let me check your math.

A math course or class.

They needed to take two more maths in order to graduate.

Did you take math today? / What did you do in math today?

verb

To perform mathematical calculations or mathematical analysis; to do math

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

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

Some of the same people who called for the abolishment of the monarchy back during that explosive Oprah interview are now saying how sweet it is that baby Lili is named after her grandmother, how perfectly it fits her, and the math isn’t mathing. There is a fundamental contradiction here.

noun

A mowing; what is gathered from mowing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the lo

mathematics
maths

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

do the math

To perform a mathematical calculation.

Before my family left for Rome, I did the math. Over 11 days, with a lunch and a light dinner, each of us could taste approximately 55 dishes.

check the math

To verify the source or accuracy of something.

Example Bank

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.

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

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$170 a month? That doesn’t sound right. Let me check your math.

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

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Following intense speculation over the account’s veracity, fellow manga artist Yusuke Murata, the creator behind One-Punch Man, confirmed that the account indeed belongs to Togashi. The math started m

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, math is marked as informal, slang, archaic, US, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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