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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Margot Sanger-Katz, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
This initiative, created alongside MIT professor Dan Frey and his late wife, Mary Elizabeth Murray, offers students worldwide free science and math video lessons.
—Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
Pokemon game: Kids can practice reading and math while playing the Pokemon Card game at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The projections for math for grades 3-8 only show an increase in the percentage of students not meeting grade level.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Math.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/math. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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