Definition: math

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

math
     n : a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the
         logic of quantity and shape and arrangement [syn: mathematics,
          maths]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Math \Math\, n. [AS. m[=ae][eth]; akin to m[=a]wan to mow, G.
   mahd math. See Mow to cut (grass).]
   A mowing, or that which is gathered by mowing; -- chiefly
   used in composition; as, an aftermath. [Obs.]

         The first mowing thereof, for the king's use, is wont
         to be sooner than the common math.       --Bp. Hall.