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Math
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Math has 1 sense
- math(n = noun.cognition) mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement; Array is a kind of science, scientific discipline
has particulars: pure mathematics, applied math, applied mathematics
CIDE DICTIONARY
Math, n. [AS. m; akin to māwan to mow, G. mahd math. See Mow to cut (grass).].
A mowing, or that which is gathered by mowing; -- chiefly used in composition; as, an aftermath. [1913 Webster]
"The first mowing thereof, for the king's use, is wont to be sooner than the common math."
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