math

/mæθ/
nounverb

Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).

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Noun 2 meanings

  1. Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).

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

  2. A math course or class.

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

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To perform mathematical calculations or mathematical analysis; to do math

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

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Etymology

Clipping of mathematics.

MATH at a glance

MATH has 4 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + T 1 + H 4) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,248 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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