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, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.
Also called
new mathematics.
Origin of new math
First recorded in 1965–70
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British Dictionary definitions for new maths
new maths
noun
(functioning as singular) British
an approach to mathematics in which the basic principles of set theory are introduced at an elementary level