"math rock" meaning in All languages combined

See math rock on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: math + rock (“musical genre”). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} math rock (uncountable)
  1. A rhythmically complex, often guitar-based style of experimental rock music that emerged in the late 1990s. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: mathcore Related terms: math metal, math pop
    Sense id: en-math_rock-en-noun-I8koIaYn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: math rocks [plural]
Etymology: math + rock (“stone”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} math rock (plural math rocks)
  1. A die, especially one used in a TTRPG.
    Sense id: en-math_rock-en-noun-F-28tNET Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Musical genres Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Musical genres: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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