maths
colloq. abbrev. mathematics n. pl.
| 1911 W. Owen Let. 14 Sept. (1967) 81 The Answers to Maths. Ques. were given us all this morning. 1917 Wireless World Sept. 385 Extremely ‘rusty’ in ‘maths’. 1931 [see dub n.6]. 1956 A.S.C. Ross in N. Mitford Noblesse Oblige 32 The U equivalent is master, mistress with prefixed attribute (as maths-mistress). 1960 M. Spark Bachelors x. 155 I've got a pile of homework to do. Maths papers. |