(pejorative, by extension) The methodology used to arrive at an unreasonably incorrect answer for a mathematical calculation.
She quickly calculated the tip to be $45.00 on the restaurant tab of $110.50, apparently using new math.
“Holy shit is that with the new math? 8000% better economy!!! #winning”
“2024 GOP leaning (independent) ladies: 73% Now? 53% 2025 GOP only women: 83% Now? 83% Either someone is guilty of puffery or my grade school math teacher was right? The metric system was adopted and new math is here! youtu.be/c5Y25FT7DxE?...”
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2024 GOP leaning (independent) ladies: 73% Now? 53% 2025 GOP only women: 83% Now? 83% Either someone is guilty of puffery or my grade school math teacher was right? The metric system was adopted and new math is here!…
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(US, education, historical) A dramatic and short-lived change in the teaching of mathematics in grade schools in the 1960s, focusing on abstract topics such as symbolic logic, to the detriment of simple arithmetic etc.
She quickly calculated the tip to be $45.00 on the restaurant tab of $110.50, apparently using new math.
“New math question: If God carved the Commandments into stone again during the Trump era how many Commandments would he need?”
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