math

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noun

math

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abbreviation

Examples of math in a Sentence

Noun I did the math, and we can't afford to keep spending like this
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Noun
Operating margin should go from 17% to roughly 30% during that period, which bakes in a level of conservatism based on the math above. Stockstory Team, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025 But the math obviously works with 16; both the Big 12 and SEC will have 16-team events. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025 Except the math doesn't support an $8 billion contract value. Andre Tartar Bloomberg News (tns), arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025 But these are all also reasons to argue for investing in more effective public service and more responsive institutions, not depriving them of oxygen and leaving essential functions of society to the cold math of the private sector’s bottom line. Adam Chandler, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for math

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of math was circa 1847

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“Math.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/math. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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