Subject: Re: [HM] "maths" in lieu of "math"
From: John Conway (conway@math.Princeton.EDU)
Date: Mon Mar 27 2000 - 17:12:56 EST
On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, R. E. Taylor wrote:
> I apologize for the trivial nature of this question, but my curiosity
> has gotten the better of me. I do not recall ever seeing the expression
> "maths" in lieu of "math." for "mathematics" in print nor seeing it at
> all until I started following the history of mathematics email lists.
> When did this expression originate?
It's always been the standard abbreviation for "mathematics" in Britain,
and hence in most of the former British colonies.
John Conway
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