Dictionary

math en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /mæθ/ (General-American)
• /mat/ (Philippines)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Clipping of mathematics.

Meanings

1. (Canada, Philippines, US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable) Clipping of mathematics.
   alt 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. 2002 October 26, Nathalie Younglai, “Conducting without boundaries”, in Guelph Mercury, page C3:
2. (Canada, Philippines, US, informal, uncountable) 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.
3. (Canada, Philippines, US, countable, informal) 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?
   • Then, I further worked myself into an A+ panic attack with the realization that on top of the algebra, I would have to take three more maths, from a choice of calculus, finite math, statistics, logic, or differential equation. 2010, Claude Regis Vargo, Beyond My Horizon, →ISBN, page 108:
   • I don’t see how it can harm me now to reveal that I only passed math in high school because I cheated. 2022 August 7, Alec Wilkinson, “Could learning algebra in my 60s make me smarter?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2023:

Forms

Deriveds

the math ain't mathing · day's math · girl math · MathML · mathcore · discrete math · fuzzy math · math rock · mathspeak · mental math · do the math · mathletic · math grenade · check the math · math circle · meader · the math is mathing · mathy · nonmath · mathbabble · harder than Chinese math · applied math · Mathletics · mathwise

Hyponyms

new math · napkin math

Translations (24)

nv ałhííʼnaʼííltaʼ (short form of mathematics) · yue 數 /数 (short form of mathematics) · cs matika (short form of mathematics) · nv ałhiiʼnínáʼiidzóóh (short form of mathematics) · fr maths (short form of mathematics) · fi matikka (short form of mathematics) · pl matma (short form of mathematics) · lg okubala (short form of mathematics) · nl wiskunde (short form of mathematics) · ru матика (short form of mathematics) · fa ریاضی (short form of mathematics) · ur گنت (short form of mathematics) · vo matemat (short form of mathematics) · sv matte (short form of mathematics) · vi toán học (short form of mathematics) · vi toán (short form of mathematics) · es mate (short form of mathematics) · it mate (short form of mathematics) · ta கணிதம் (short form of mathematics) · km គណិត (short form of mathematics) · af wiskunde (short form of mathematics) · es mates (short form of mathematics) · de Mathe (short form of mathematics) · sa गणित (short form of mathematics)

math en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /mæθ/ (General-American)
• /mat/ (Philippines)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Clipping of mathematics.

Meanings

1. (colloquial, informal) To perform mathematical calculations or mathematical analysis; to do math
2. (slang) 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. 2021 June 7, Nylah Burton, “Harry and Meghan’s baby name proves they’re not the heroes you thought they were. And that’s OK”, in The Independent, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2021:
   • 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 mathing for Hunter x Hunter fans, who are hoping there will be new installments of the manga on the way. 2022 May 24, Zoe Guy, “Hunter x Hunter Creator Mysteriously Joins Twitter, Teases New Installments of the Manga”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2022:

Forms

Deriveds

the math is mathing

math en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /mæθ/ (General-American)
• /mɑːθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English math, from Old English mǣþ (“a mowing, that which is mown, cutting of grass”), from Proto-Germanic *mēþą (“a mowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”); equivalent to mow + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with German Mahd (“a mowing, reaping”), West Frisian mêd (“area of land that can be mown in one day; domain, realm”). Related also to Old English mǣd (“mead, meadow, pasture”). See meadow.

Meanings

1. (archaic) A mowing; what is gathered from mowing.

Forms

Deriveds

foremath · aftermath · lattermath · beforemath

Relateds

swath

math en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /mɑːt/
• /mʌt/

Etymology

Contraction of matha.

Meanings

1. (Hinduism, Jainism, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of matha.
   alt of matha

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