as in arithmetic
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
I did the math, and we can't afford to keep spending like this
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Recent Examples of math
Chang knows math formulas, but drumming?
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
For institutions that have not started, the math is already bad.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
But here’s the part the math leaves out.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Could all of math be derived from one common set of rules?
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
For institutions that have not started, the math is already bad.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
But here’s the part the math leaves out.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Could all of math be derived from one common set of rules?
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for math
Noun
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The arithmetic does not come close to closing a gap of this magnitude even under the most optimistic assumptions.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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That figure is the cold arithmetic of economic gravity.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And that's when their calculations revealed that these animals were probably gargantuan — well larger than the giant Pacific octopus, today's biggest member of the family whose arm span often exceeds 13 feet.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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The team evaluated the size of the ancient octopuses using allometric calculation—a method that used the proportional growth rates of modern, long-bodied finned octopuses to extrapolate the size of their extinct relatives.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Math.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/math. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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