math

CEFRA1

/mæθ/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The study of numbers, shapes, and quantities.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A math course or class.

Examples

  • Have you figured out the math problem yet?

  • Math is like love: a simple idea, but it can get complicated.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /mat/
  • /mʌt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).

  2. Clipping of mathematics.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To add up, compute; (by extension) to make sense.

More examples

In context

  • $170 a month? That doesn’t sound right. Let me check your math.

  • If you do the math, you'll see that it’s not such a bargain.

  • They needed to take two more maths in order to graduate.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The student found it challenging to solve the difficult blank problems on the test.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Clipping of mathematics.