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new math
–noun
| 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, esp. in the 1960s and 1970s. |
Also called new mathematics.
[Origin: 1965–70
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| new math
n. Mathematics taught in elementary and secondary schools that constructs mathematical relationships from set theory. Also called new mathematics. |
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