as in arithmetic
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
I did the math, and we can't afford to keep spending like this
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After all that math, Lake Garda, Italy, came out on top with a near-perfect score of 90/100.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
Doing the math, the hourly cost of the $59 evening ticket is higher than even the most expensive day of the year at Disneyland.
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Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
2 July 2026
To be sure, the enrollment math for colleges was always going to be negative this year.
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Jeffrey Selingo,
Time,
2 July 2026
But most owners do not keep a flock for the math, which is exactly why the trend keeps growing even as eggs get cheaper.
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Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
Doing the math, the hourly cost of the $59 evening ticket is higher than even the most expensive day of the year at Disneyland.
—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
2 July 2026
To be sure, the enrollment math for colleges was always going to be negative this year.
—
Jeffrey Selingo,
Time,
2 July 2026
But most owners do not keep a flock for the math, which is exactly why the trend keeps growing even as eggs get cheaper.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for math
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The summer arithmetic runs the other way across much of the rich world.
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That arithmetic has become increasingly difficult for Japan to fight.
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Even tiny electromagnetic disturbances can disrupt the quantum states that perform calculations, reducing the accuracy and reliability of the system.
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For this calculation, the institutional research department compared UC graduates’ earnings to out-of-pocket costs for their degrees and the opportunity costs of forgone wages of high school graduates of the same age.
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“Math.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/math. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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