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maths | mathematics | Alternative forms |

Mathematics is a synonym of maths.

Mathematics is a alternative form of maths.



As nouns the difference between maths and mathematics

is that maths is {{short for |mathematics|lang=en} while mathematics is an abstract representational system used in the study of numbers, shapes, structure, change and the relationships between these concepts.

maths

English

Alternative forms

* math (North America) * mathematics

Noun

(-) (always singular )
  • (informal, UK, except Canada)
  • * 1980' August 21, ''Girls can do '''maths as well as boys'', '' , page 586,
    • The conventional “commonsense” view now is that girls are conditioned both by family and teachers to believe that maths is a subject at which males excel, and that they believe they cannot be expected to comprehend its subtleties — so they don?t.
  • * 2004 , Miraca U.M. Gross, Exceptionally Gifted Children , page 229,
    • At age 10, Ian was based with the Grade 6 students but was allowed to take maths with Grade 10 – a four-year grade advancement.
  • * 2011 , Clifford Matthews, IMechE Engineers? Databook , Fourth edition, John Wiley & Sons, page 40,
    • Most people who are forced to use maths have little idea what it is really about.

    mathematics

    English

    (wikipedia mathematics)

    Alternative forms

    * mathematicks (obsolete)

    Noun

    (-)
  • An abstract representational system used in the study of numbers, shapes, structure, change and the relationships between these concepts.
  • * 2001 , David Salsburg, The Lady Tasting Tea: How Statistics Revolutionized Science in the Twentieth Century , page 8
    • In many cases, the mathematics involved are deep and complicated.
  • * 2002 , Ian Stewart, Does God Play Dice?: The New Mathematics of Chaos , page 38
    • The answer is 'yes', and the mathematics needed is the theory of probability and its applied cousin, statistics.
  • A person's ability to count, calculate, and use different systems of mathematics at differing levels.
    • My mathematics is not very good.
    Their mathematics are not very good.
    Their mathematics is not very good.

    Usage notes

    * Before the beginning of the 20th century, it was proper to say "My mathematics are not very good".

    Synonyms

    * (ability to use mathematics) numeracy * abbreviation: maths * See also

    Derived terms

    * applied mathematics * astromathematics * biomathematics * discrete mathematics * ethnomathematics * metamathematics * pseudomathematics * pure mathematics * recreational mathematics

    Related terms

    * mathematical * mathematically * mathematician

    See also

    * (wikipedia "mathematics") * (Definitions of mathematics) * polymath

    External links

    * PlanetMath.Org Encyclopedia * Mathematics using gifts * Mathematics Glossary * Mathworld Encyclopedia