math

Plural: maths

Noun

• The science of numbers, quantities, and space.
• a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
• Clipping of mathematics.
• Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).
• A math course or class.
• A mowing; what is gathered from mowing.
• Clipping of matha.

Verb

• To perform mathematical calculations or mathematical analysis; to do math
• To add up, compute; (by extension) to make sense.

Examples

• $170 a month? That doesn’t sound right. Let me check your math.
• Did you take math today? / What did you do in math today?
• If you do the math, you'll see that it’s not such a bargain.
• Scrabble isn’t just about words; there’s a lot of MATH involved in calculating scores.
• They needed to take two more maths in order to graduate.
• Wait. This doesn't make sense. I mean, the math is not mathing.

Synonyms

mathematics, maths