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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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Apr. 2025
We are held back by lots of regulation, lots of red tape and physics and math.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Tucker graduated from Duke University in 2019 with a major in math and served as the sports editor for its student newspaper, The Chronicle.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
There’s more than science and math to baking, but the precise chemical reactions required to make a brownie chewy, cakey or fudgy, or the kinds of cause and effect that determine whether a dough rises or falls, can sometimes feel daunting.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Math.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/math. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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