math
English meaning: Math
Definition
A mowing; what is gathered from mowing.
Example
“She helped her son with his math homework.”
Another example: “He's always been good at math, especially geometry.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Informal; chiefly North American clipping of 'mathematics' (UK uses 'maths'). Used in everyday and educational contexts. The dialect sense 'a mowing' is obsolete. Uncountable; often modifies nouns (math class, math test).
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A 20th-century American shortening of 'mathematics', from Greek 'mathematikos' (relating to learning); the older 'a mowing' sense is from Old English 'mæð'.
Synonyms
- mathematics
- maths
- arithmetic
Related Words
Common Collocations
- do math
- math class
- math test
- math problem
- math teacher
- mental math
Word Forms
math (n, uncountable); mathematics (n); mathematical (adj)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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