new math

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Synonyms: new made, new man, new maths

Antonyms: new made, new man, new maths

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|US|education|historical}} A dramatic and short-lived change in the teaching of [[mathematics]] in [[grade school]]s in the 1960s, focusing on [[abstract]] topics such as [[symbolic logic]], to the detriment of simple [[arithmetic]] etc.
2. {{lb|en|pejorative|by extension}} The methodology used to arrive at an unreasonably incorrect answer for a [[mathematical]] [[calculation]].

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