(slang, humorous, North America) Something is incorrect or unreasonable; something doesn't add up or makes no sense.
(slang, humorous, North America) Something is incorrect or unreasonable; something doesn't add up or makes no sense.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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Things add up. Used when a situation, a number, or a conclusion finally makes sense. Usually said mid-rant, often about someone else's life. "He bought a house at 22 and his only job is ‘consultant'? The math is not mathing." Diagnostic, not congratulatory.
Something is correct or reasonable; something adds up or makes sense.
(pejorative, by extension) The methodology used to arrive at an unreasonably incorrect answer for a mathematical calculation.
Nonmath is an informal North American adjective meaning nonmathematical — not involving or requiring mathematics, or not oriented toward quantitative thinking. Used in casual educational and professional contexts to describe subjects, people, or approaches that avoid or lack mathematical content. It is the kind of shorthand that arises in informal academic speech: a 'nonmath major' or 'nonmath student' is someone studying humanities or social sciences rather than a STEM discipline.
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