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MATH/mæθ/

Pluralmaths (some meanings)

Verbmaths, mathing, mathed

UK spellingmaths

5 meanings of math

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  1. 1
    nounCanadaPhilippinesUSuncountableabbreviationclipping
    Short for mathematics: the study of numbers, amounts, and shapes.

    She likes math more than any other subject at school.

    My dad helps me with my math homework every night.

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  2. 2
    arithmeticnouncolloquialCanadaPhilippinesUSuncountable
    Working with numbers to find a total or check an answer.

    Do the math: ten tickets at five dollars is fifty dollars.

    His math was wrong, so the bill came out too high.

    UsagePeople say do the math to mean work it out.

    Similararithmetic, calculations, numbers, figures, sums

  3. 3
    verbcolloquialintransitive
    To do sums, or (of numbers or ideas) to add up and make sense.

    Give me a minute to math before I answer.

    These numbers just don't math.

    UsagePeople say that doesn't math when something does not add up.

    Similarcalculate, compute, figure

Less common meanings

  1. 4
    SayMUT/mʌt/
    Hindu monasterynounabbreviationclipping
    Short for matha: a Hindu or Jain monastery where monks live and study.

    The math near the river is home to forty monks.

    Students at the math wake before dawn to chant and study.

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  2. 5
    noundialectalUK
    The cutting of grass for hay, or the grass cut at one time.

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Origins

Meanings 1–3

A short form of the word "mathematics."

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 1 fact

Meaning 4

A shortened form of "matha."

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 1 fact

  • Math, in its religious-establishment sense, is a shortened form of matha. en.wiktionary.org