maths

plural of math

Noun form of, plural

  1. plural of math

Noun Canada, Commonwealth

  1. Clipping of mathematics.
    • The conventional “commonsense” view now is that girls are conditioned both by family and teachers to believe that maths is a subject at which males excel, and that they believe they cannot be expected to comprehend its...
    • At age 10, Ian was based with the Grade 6 students but was allowed to take maths with Grade 10 – a four-year grade advancement. - 2004, Miraca U.M. Gross, Exceptionally Gifted Children, page 229:
    • Most people who are forced to use maths have little idea what it is really about. - 2011, Clifford Matthews, IMechE Engineers′ Databook, 4th edition, John Wiley & Sons, page 40:

Origin

Contraction of mathematics.

Forms

math mathematics

Derived

applied maths mathsy

Verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of math