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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Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
People have knacks for different things, or might arrive at the same result—the answer to a math problem, the solution to an ARC-AGI grid—via very different routes.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
But the positions typically require additional math and technical training.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Its government has long emphasized science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Math.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/math. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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