math
1 of 2noun
ˈmath 
: mathematics
math
2 of 2abbreviation
mathematical; mathematician
Synonyms
Noun
- arithmetic
- calculation
- calculus
- ciphering
- computation
- figures
- figuring
- mathematics
- number crunching
- numbers
- reckoning
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Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 The accuracy of the latter datapoint was one the of the issues raised by Columbia math professor Michael Thaddeus in a blog post earlier this year. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022 So did current Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, who’d spent the week grappling with a crippling systemwide hacking incident and new test scores showing that 72% of LAUSD math students and 58% of English students don’t meet state standards. Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 Columbia University was demoted from No. 2 to No. 18 in the influential US News & World Report college rankings Monday, about eight months after a Columbia math professor accused the university of fudging some key statistics used in the rankings. Anemona Hartocollis, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 Carlos Gonzales, an Osceola County math teacher, and John Layton, an Orange County physical education teacher, were also arrested in the operation. Landon Mion, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2022 How to play the math puzzle, solving tips, explained. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022 Her father was a math prof, her mother a teacher and nurse. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Sep. 2022 Scores on national reading and math tests administered to kids in America’s schools plummeted during the pandemic. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 See More
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Columbia math professor Michael Thaddeus raised concerns earlier this year about the school reporting inaccurate data about its class sizes, instructional spending and number of full-time faculty. Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 The accuracy of the latter datapoint was one the of the issues raised by Columbia math professor Michael Thaddeus in a blog post earlier this year. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2022 So did current Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, who’d spent the week grappling with a crippling systemwide hacking incident and new test scores showing that 72% of LAUSD math students and 58% of English students don’t meet state standards. Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 Columbia University was demoted from No. 2 to No. 18 in the influential US News & World Report college rankings Monday, about eight months after a Columbia math professor accused the university of fudging some key statistics used in the rankings. Anemona Hartocollis, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 Carlos Gonzales, an Osceola County math teacher, and John Layton, an Orange County physical education teacher, were also arrested in the operation. Landon Mion, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2022 How to play the math puzzle, solving tips, explained. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022 Her father was a math prof, her mother a teacher and nurse. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Sep. 2022 Scores on national reading and math tests administered to kids in America’s schools plummeted during the pandemic. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
circa 1847, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing math
Kids Definition
math
noun
ˈmath
: mathematics
math
noun
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
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- figures
- figuring
- ciphering
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