math.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• maths (UK, Australia, New Zealand)

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /mæθ/
• (Philippines) IPA: /mat/
• 韻: -æθ

名詞

math (countable and uncountable, plural maths)

1. (informal, uncountable, Canada, US, Philippines) Clipping of mathematics.
   • 2002 October 26, Nathalie Younglai, “Conducting without boundaries”, in Guelph Mercury, page C3:

     Clarke stumbled into music by way of a high school course he took to raise his grades. "Music was a bird course. I had more interest in math, science, and women", he divulged.

2. (informal, uncountable, Canada, US, Philippines) Arithmetic calculations; (see do the math).

   If you do the math, you'll see that it’s not such a bargain.

   $170 a month? That doesn’t sound right. Let me check your math.

3. (informal, countable, Canada, US, Philippines) A math course or class.

   They needed to take two more maths in order to graduate.

   Did you take math today? / What did you do in math today?

   • 2010, Claude Regis Vargo, Beyond My Horizon, →ISBN, page 108:

     Then, I further worked myself into an A+ panic attack with the realization that on top of the algebra, I would have to take three more maths, from a choice of calculus, finite math, statistics, logic, or differential equation.

下位語

• new math
• napkin math

派生語

Further reading

• mathematics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

動詞

math (third-person singular simple present maths, present participle mathing, simple past and past participle mathed)

1. (colloquial, informal) To perform mathematical calculations or mathematical analysis; to do math
2. (slang) To add up, compute; (by extension) to make sense.

   Wait. This doesn't make sense. I mean, the math is not mathing.

   • 2021 June 7, Nylah Burton, “Harry and Meghan’s baby name proves they’re not the heroes you thought they were. And that’s OK”, in The Independent‎:

     Some of the same people who called for the abolishment of the monarchy back during that explosive Oprah interview are now saying how sweet it is that baby Lili is named after her grandmother, how perfectly it fits her, and the math isn’t mathing. There is a fundamental contradiction here.

   • 2022 May 24, Zoe Guy, “Hunter x Hunter Creator Mysteriously Joins Twitter, Teases New Installments of the Manga”, in Vulture‎:

     Following intense speculation over the account’s veracity, fellow manga artist Yusuke Murata, the creator behind One-Punch Man, confirmed that the account indeed belongs to Togashi. The math started mathing for Hunter x Hunter fans, who are hoping there will be new installments of the manga on the way.

派生語

• the math is mathing

語源 2

From 中期英語 math, from 古期英語 mǣþ (“a mowing, that which is mown, cutting of grass”), from Proto-Germanic *mēþą (“a mowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁- (“to mow”); equivalent to mow +‎ -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with German Mahd (“a mowing, reaping”), West Frisian mêd (“area of land that can be mown in one day; domain, realm”). Related also to 古期英語 mǣd (“mead, meadow, pasture”). See meadow.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /mæθ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /mɑːθ/
• 韻: -æθ, -ɑːθ

名詞

math (plural maths)

1. A mowing; what is gathered from mowing.

   Hyponyms: aftermath, foremath, lattermath

派生語

語源 3

Contraction of matha.

発音

• IPA: /mʌt/, /mɑːt/

名詞

math (plural maths)

1. (Hinduism, Jainism) Clipping of matha.

アナグラム

• THAM, Tham