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Definition of "do the math" []

  • To do the calculation for oneself. (verb)

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Use "do the math" in a sentence
  • "I cant do the math for you in some hyper-rational way."
  • "Any good bookie could do the math to see that it would take about 1040cells to generate all possible six-nucleotide mutations.8 On the other hand, when HIV replicates, each of its nucleotides has a one in ten thousand 104 chance of mutating."