Math vs Torture - What's the difference?
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(uncountable, North America)
(uncountable, North America) Arithmetic]] [[calculation, calculations; .
(countable, North America) A math course.
Intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony.
(chiefly, literary) The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships.
To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone).
As a noun math
is a mowing; what is gathered from mowing or math can be (uncountable|north america) or math can be (hinduism|jainism).As a verb torture is
.math
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) math, from (etyl) . See (l).Derived terms
* (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)Etymology 2
Contraction of mathematics.Alternative forms
* maths (qualifier)Noun
(mathematics)- 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 .
- They needed to take two more maths
Derived terms
* check the math * do the math * new mathEtymology 3
Contraction of matha.Anagrams
* (l) ----torture
English
(wikipedia torture)Noun
(en noun)- Using large dogs to attack bound, hand-cuffed prisoners is clearly torture .
- In every war there are acts of torture that cause the world to shudder.
- People confess to anything under torture .
- Every time she says 'goodbye' it is torture !
Derived terms
* torture chamber *Verb
(tortur)- People who torture often have sadistic tendencies.