math

/mæθ/

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Philippines/mat/

math noun: arithmetic calculations; (see do the math). Also the clipping of mathematics.

Noun (1)

math (countable and uncountable, plural maths)

(Canada, Philippines, US, informal, uncountable) Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).
- If you do the math, you'll see that it’s not such a bargain.
- $170 a month? That doesn’t sound right. Let me check your math.
(Canada, Philippines, US, countable, informal) A math course or class.
- They needed to take two more maths in order to graduate.
- Did you take math today? / What did you do in math today?

Verb

math (third-person singular simple present maths, present participle mathing, simple past and past participle mathed)

(colloquial, informal) To perform mathematical calculations or mathematical analysis; to do math
(slang) To add up, compute; (by extension) to make sense.
- Wait. This doesn't make sense. I mean, the math is not mathing.
- Some of the same people who called for the abolishment of the monarchy back during that explosive Oprah interview are now saying how sweet it is that baby Lili is named after her grandmother, how perfectly it fits her, and the math isn’t mathing. There is a fundamental contradiction here.2021 June 7, Nylah Burton, “Harry and Meghan’s baby name proves they’re not the heroes you thought they were. And that’s OK”, in The Independent, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2021

Noun (2)

math (plural maths)

(archaic) A mowing; what is gathered from mowing.

Also used as

math is also the clipping of mathematics.

math is also the clipping of matha.

math meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Sanskrit and Persian

math in Tamil

short form of mathematics: கணிதம் kaṇitam

math in Sanskrit

short form of mathematics: गणित gaṇita

math in Persian

short form of mathematics: ریاضی riyâzi

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math in Vietnamese: toán, toán học

Examples of math in a sentence

I don’t see how it can harm me now to reveal that I only passed math in high school because I cheated.2022 August 7, Alec Wilkinson, “Could learning algebra in my 60s make me smarter?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Mar...
The math started mathing for Hunter x Hunter fans, who are hoping there will be new installments of the manga on the way.2022 May 24, Zoe Guy, “Hunter x Hunter Creator Mysteriously Joins Twitter, Teases New Installments of the Manga”, in Vulture, archived from...

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Forms of math

Noun
plural	maths
alternative Australia New Zealand UK	maths
Verb
third-person singular present	maths
present participle	mathing
past participle	mathed
past	mathed

Origin of math

Clipping of mathematics.

From Middle English math, from Old English mǣþ (“a mowing, that which is mown, cutting of grass”), from Proto-Germanic *mēþą (“a mowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”); equivalent to mow + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with German Mahd (“a mowing, reaping”), West Frisian mêd (“area of land that can be mown in one day; domain, realm”). Related also to Old English mǣd (“mead, meadow, pasture”). See meadow.

Contraction of matha.

Words formed from math

Phrases with math

Words that rhyme with math

Questions about math

What does math mean?: Math means arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).
What is math in Tamil?: Math in Tamil is கணிதம் (kaṇitam). See Math meaning in Tamil.
How do you use math in a sentence?: I don’t see how it can harm me now to reveal that I only passed math in high school because I cheated.
What part of speech is math?: Math can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce math?: Math is pronounced /mæθ/ (US).
What is the plural of math?: The plural of math is maths.

Words near math in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: math (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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