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单词 math
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Definition of math in English:

math

noun maθmæθ
mass nounNorth American
  • Mathematics.

    she teaches math and science
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The math is dumbed down a bit as is necessary for a mass market book like this.
    • He has also complained that they've kept him from teaching math to his fellow inmates.
    • During the day my mind was occupied with thoughts of math, literature, English, and history.
    • Students in math know that the essence of the subject lies in theorems and proofs.
    • At my hotel, a professor came every morning to teach math and reading skills to the workers.
    • It was laborious and tedious and horrible, but it got me interested in math.
    • Do various science or math theories belong, at all, in the world of literary criticism?
    • More undergraduates need to be motivated to specialize in math or the sciences.
    • I think my sensibilities were running more towards arts and humanities than math and science.
    • In fact, it looked as though he had forgotten how to do math altogether.
    • I chuckle and look back to where my ancestors, several hundred years ago, began learning to do math.
    • It was the first time in my life that I understood why people are terrified of math.
    • If you can add and know the difference between a one and a zero, you can do binary math.
    • This philosopher made a name for himself by using math to solve science hundreds of years ago.
    • You had to know the length of your title and then do some math to get you to the right place to start.
    • It's not giving the kids much of a break if everything has to teach them about tolerance or math.
    • He always came top of the class in math so I thought he would be useful for once.
    • Also, it was said that the review recommended that math and physics come together a bit.
    • This brings me to my next point, which is how highly treasured math and science are.
    • We had started some math and they took to it as quickly as they had words and letters.
    Synonyms
    arithmetical problem, problem, calculation, reckoning, tally, question

Phrases

  • do the math

    • informal often in imperativeMake a calculation or come to a conclusion based on the relevant facts and figures, typically with the implication that the result is or should be obvious.

      diesel prices in my area are approximately 7% more than regular gas, but the mileage is over 20% greater—do the math
      did closing thirty beds hurt emergency waiting times? You do the math!
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Many companies pay lip service to the notion that employees are their most valuable assets, but few have actually done the math.
      • Because we've done the math on this before, we'll leave it alone and assume that the president is counting on a huge surge in revenues.
      • The whole thing's smelly already, I think the people can do the math, don't you?
      • Spooner did the math, figured he would lose money on anything more than 3 cents a click, and declined the offer.
      • Six kids, one bathroom—you do the math.
      • So do the math before committing your college savings to a plan that's going to fritter away your tax benefits.
      • I did the math on cable once when I moved, and figured I'd be paying about $10 a show, so I never bothered to get it hooked up.
      • We got a couple hundred boxes per show, and we played 200 shows a year, so do the math!
      • Since the first film in this series was pretty bad, well, I think you can do the math.
      • If you do the math, you can see it was hardly risky at all.

Origin

Mid 19th century: abbreviation.

Rhymes

Kath, Plath, strath
 
 

Definition of math in US English:

math

nounmæθmaTH
North American
  • Mathematics.

    she teaches math and science
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Also, it was said that the review recommended that math and physics come together a bit.
    • He has also complained that they've kept him from teaching math to his fellow inmates.
    • You had to know the length of your title and then do some math to get you to the right place to start.
    • At my hotel, a professor came every morning to teach math and reading skills to the workers.
    • During the day my mind was occupied with thoughts of math, literature, English, and history.
    • This brings me to my next point, which is how highly treasured math and science are.
    • I chuckle and look back to where my ancestors, several hundred years ago, began learning to do math.
    • I think my sensibilities were running more towards arts and humanities than math and science.
    • We had started some math and they took to it as quickly as they had words and letters.
    • Students in math know that the essence of the subject lies in theorems and proofs.
    • It was the first time in my life that I understood why people are terrified of math.
    • It's not giving the kids much of a break if everything has to teach them about tolerance or math.
    • If you can add and know the difference between a one and a zero, you can do binary math.
    • The math is dumbed down a bit as is necessary for a mass market book like this.
    • It was laborious and tedious and horrible, but it got me interested in math.
    • More undergraduates need to be motivated to specialize in math or the sciences.
    • Do various science or math theories belong, at all, in the world of literary criticism?
    • This philosopher made a name for himself by using math to solve science hundreds of years ago.
    • He always came top of the class in math so I thought he would be useful for once.
    • In fact, it looked as though he had forgotten how to do math altogether.
    Synonyms
    arithmetical problem, problem, calculation, reckoning, tally, question

Phrases

  • do the math

    • informal often in imperativeMake a calculation or come to a conclusion based on the relevant facts and figures, typically with the implication that the result is or should be obvious.

      diesel prices in my area are approximately 7% more than regular gas, but the mileage is over 20% greater—do the math
      did closing thirty beds hurt emergency waiting times? You do the math!
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Because we've done the math on this before, we'll leave it alone and assume that the president is counting on a huge surge in revenues.
      • I did the math on cable once when I moved, and figured I'd be paying about $10 a show, so I never bothered to get it hooked up.
      • If you do the math, you can see it was hardly risky at all.
      • Many companies pay lip service to the notion that employees are their most valuable assets, but few have actually done the math.
      • We got a couple hundred boxes per show, and we played 200 shows a year, so do the math!
      • The whole thing's smelly already, I think the people can do the math, don't you?
      • Since the first film in this series was pretty bad, well, I think you can do the math.
      • Spooner did the math, figured he would lose money on anything more than 3 cents a click, and declined the offer.
      • Six kids, one bathroom—you do the math.
      • So do the math before committing your college savings to a plan that's going to fritter away your tax benefits.

Origin

Mid 19th century: abbreviation.

 
 
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