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new math

noun

Definition of NEW MATH

:  basic mathematics taught with emphasis on abstraction and the principles of set theory —called also new mathematics
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First Known Use of NEW MATH

1964

Rhymes with NEW MATH

base path, birdbath, bloodbath, bypath, flight path, footbath, footpath, glide path, half bath, stop bath, sunbath, towpath, warpath

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