No. 4,561 in French

maths

"Maths" is the French word for "mathematics."

In a sentence

J'aime beaucoup les maths, surtout la géométrie.
I really enjoy math, especially geometry.
Here, 'les maths' refers generally to the subject of mathematics as a field of study.
Il est en train de faire ses devoirs de maths pour demain.
He is doing his math homework for tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'de maths' indicates the subject of the homework, specifying that it's related to mathematics activities.
La prof de maths a donné un exercice difficile aujourd'hui.
The math teacher gave a difficult exercise today.
Here, 'de maths' is used to classify the teacher as someone who teaches mathematics.

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