Question

Why do some people say "maths" instead of "math"? Is this the way it is pronounced in European countries?

Answer 1

See explanation.

Explanation:

They say so because the full word also ends with a letter 's'. Some names of sciences (or their branches) derived from Latin end with 's'; yet they are still treated as singular noun. You can say: Physics is a difficult science.

The examples are:

• mathematics

• physics

• dynamics