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math

noun

ˈmath

Definition of math

as in arithmetic

the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value I did the math, and we can't afford to keep spending like this

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Recent Examples of math The senators cited a fall 2025 UC San Diego faculty work group paper that found about 1 in 12 incoming UCSD freshmen were testing below high school math standards, a share that the report said grew nearly thirtyfold since 2020. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 He was involved with NASA and the Optimus Prime Spinoff Award, which is presented each year to youngsters studying space, science, technology and math. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026 By the Labor Department’s own math, 1% in additional fees can shrink a nest egg at retirement by 28%. — Teddy Amenabar, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026 That’s a heap of drives that come with bad math problems for opponents. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for math

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Subsequent research actually backed him up, finding that habitual calculator use before students had internalized basic arithmetic weakened their mental fluency and fact retrieval.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
The synergy requirement remains, and so does the arithmetic behind the job losses.

— Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

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