math Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    maths; mathematics.

WordNet

Math noun
Etymology
AS. m akin to mawan to mow, G. mahd math. See Mow to cut (grass).
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913