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Definition of "maths" []

  • Chiefly British Mathematics. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "maths" in a sentence
  • "Knowing how to write and structure a report, how to do research, how to do maths is all useful stuff for most people in business as employees or employers or one-man entrepreneurs."
  • "Academically-ambitious upper class American parents and their kids would be better advised to emulate the Asian Americans and join maths/science out-of-school clubs than enrolling their kids into sports, arts and 'good works'."
  • "There are many, many reasons why someone reaches adulthood without learning basic skills in maths and English – for example illness, learning disability, tragic events in the family"