maths
noun /mæθs/
/mæθs/
(British English) (North American English math
Idioms /mæθ/
/mæθ/
)- [uncountable] mathematics, especially as a subject in school
- The core subjects are English, maths and science.
- a maths teacher
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa2- I was taught to use Venn diagrams in the maths class.
- Those expert in maths and technology were not always good managers of people.
- Council tax inspectors are being given maths lessons.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- applied
- pure
- basic
- …
- problem
- class
- lesson
- …
- [uncountable + singular or plural verb] the process of calculating using numbers
- If my maths is/are right, the answer is 142.
- The class was struggling to find the solution to a maths problem.
- Working out the quantities of the ingredients involved some complicated maths.
Idioms
do the maths
- to think carefully about something before doing it so that you know all the relevant facts or figures
- Do the maths before you take on more debt.
- If only someone had done the maths!
Wordfinder
- algebra
- arithmetic
- calculus
- equation
- geometry
- logarithm
- maths
- numeracy
- problem
- trigonometry