"new math" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} new math (uncountable)
  1. (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. Tags: US, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Education Synonyms: New Math Related terms: reform mathematics
    Sense id: en-new_math-en-noun-SwkhUMxn Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Topics: education
  2. (derogatory, by extension) The methodology used to arrive at an unreasonably incorrect answer for a mathematical calculation. Tags: broadly, derogatory, uncountable
    Sense id: en-new_math-en-noun-ybogpFDz

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