maths
/mæθs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "Most people who are forced to use maths have little idea what it is really about."
- "But one thing I know is that when I help five- and six-year-olds with maths they typically scream with excitement, and only learn to fear it later."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /mæθs/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Mathematics.