Thesaurus results for MATH

math

noun

ˈmath

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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Recent Examples of math There is also a $500 million investment in literacy coaches and math support staff at struggling schools. —

Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026 Shavon Brewer, a fifth grade math teacher at Northwest Elementary School in Evergreen Park, was presented with a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching Thursday in a surprise ceremony. —

Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 First, let’s consider the math. —

Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2026 Family math Nationwide, 1-in-20 children – and as many as 1-in-4 in some Black and Native American communities – will live with relatives who aren’t their parents. —

Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for math

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Orders that once required training and mental arithmetic now practically wrote themselves.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Extrapolate those trend lines, and the arithmetic becomes alarming.

— Big Think, Big Think, 4 May 2026