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new math

noun

  1. a unified, sequential system of teaching arithmetic and mathematics in accord with set theory so as to reveal basic concepts: used in some U.S. schools, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of new math1

First recorded in 1965–70

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Example Sentences

The mathematically gifted had no problem in learning the new math.

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