maths in English: The study of numbers, shapes and amounts. The American word is math. (noun)

Translation

The study of numbers, shapes and amounts. The American word is math.

Word origin

Short for mathematics, from Greek mathema, meaning something learnt.

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Maths ends in s but is singular, so it takes is, not are.

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You are good at maths, with at, not in.

America .

Both are short for mathematics; British English keeps the s.

number

A word or symbol, like one, two, or three, that tells you how many.

count

To say numbers in order, or to find how many things there are.

add

To put something more with what is already there.

school

A place where children go to learn from teachers.

science

The study of the world by testing and watching how things work.

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