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maths

noun

Definition of maths

plural of math

as in calculations

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 maths Less than a month after astonishing the world with its solution to the long-standing Navier-Stokes problem, OpenAI has released 722 maths papers, proving or disproving problems across numerous fields from algebraic geometry to number theory. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026 As a school-leaving-age young woman in 2012, simple maths dictates that she must have been conceived around the time of a conflict that was also defined by the use of mass rape as a weapon of war. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 May 2026 Some of the studies are showing kids that maybe weren't as interested in maths now love maths. — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026 Moderation is not a maths problem to solve, but a behaviour to support. — Justin Kissinger, Fortune, 2 May 2026 More variables than a maths textbook. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026 Two years later, his son having attained A levels in English, maths and sciences, Ramírez’s father flew to Europe to arrange for his further education. — Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026 Lowering global barriers for advanced maths The company says its Math-V2 model achieved gold-level scores on problems from both this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad and the 2024 Chinese Mathematical Olympiad. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Nov. 2025 By posing real-life examples of conundrums faced by traders, Fibonacci brought maths to life. — Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025

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calculations

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Claude developed a reversible arithmetic algorithm for elliptic-curve calculations, with researchers from Harvard University and QuEra Computing collaborating on the work.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
The group’s calculations exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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