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Old 12-23-2008, 07:32 AM   #1
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math NOUN: Mathematics.

maths NOUN: Chiefly British (used with a sing. verb) Mathematics.
"Maths" actually makes more sense than "math" because "mathematics" is plural and so is "maths." But it sounds funny.
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Old 12-23-2008, 10:15 AM   #2
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"Maths" actually makes more sense than "math" because "mathematics" is plural and so is "maths." But it sounds funny.
Mathematics is plural because it is the collection of all the various math disciplines, not a plural of plurals. Them furriners just talks funny.
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