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math rock en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

math + rock (“musical genre”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A rhythmically complex, often guitar-based style of experimental rock music that emerged in the late 1990s.
   • Math rock albums have been colored by many other influences, ranging from world music to avant-garde jazz. 2013, Kevin Holm-Hudson, Progressive Rock Reconsidered, Routledge, →ISBN, page 257:

Deriveds

mathcore

Relateds

math metal · math pop

math rock en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

math + rock (“stone”).

Meanings

1. A die, especially one used in a TTRPG.
   • Math Rocks Go Click-Clack 2025, Susan Haarman, Education and Analog Role-Playing Games:
   • Reaching in I pulled out another handful of dice and chucked them at the two with shortswords who had started to rush in towards me. The unexpected assault of math rocks managed to only buy me a few seconds, but that was all I needed as I quickly withdrew my knife again, dropping the bag to the ground, and rushed towards the priest closest who still had a crossbow. Alice Nash, VBOD - Villainous - Book One: Denial
   • […] shiny math rocks that determine the outcomes of character actions. 2025, Susan Haarman, Education and Analog Role-Playing Games:
   • […] shiny math rocks came up with a low number. 2024, Aron Christensen, Erica Lindquist, Loaded Dice: Books 4-6:

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