Definitions
a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Clarke stumbled into music by way of a high school course he took to raise his grades. "Music was a bird course. I had more interest in math, science, and women", he divulged.”
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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