English Explanatory Dictionary

do the math

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To perform a mathematical calculation.
  2. To determine the explanation for or precise nature of a situation, such as the motive underlying someone's behavior, based on available facts.

Pronunciation

en-au-do the math.ogg en-us-do the math.ogg

Word forms

do the math does the math doing the math did the math done the math do the maths

Related words

check the math crunch numbers

Translations

Danish: lægge to og to sammen Finnish: päätellä loput French: se rendre à l'évidence German: überzeuge dich selbst German: rechne es dir selbst aus Norwegian Bokmål: legge sammen to og to Portuguese: fazer as contas Russian: сложи́ть два плюс два Spanish: sacar la cuenta Spanish: hacer números Spanish: echar números Spanish: echar cuentas
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