Math Acronyms and Abbreviations List

Mathematics is the science that deals with the order of shape, size and arrangement. Math is all around us, in everything we do. It is the structure of everything in our daily lives, including mobile devices, computers, software, architecture (ancient and modern), arts, finance, engineering and sports.

Let us work on the acronyms and abbreviations related to math:

Math Abbreviations List

Word Meaning
a.c. Absolutely continuous.
acrd Inverse chord function.
ad ad joint representation (or ad joint action) of a Lie group.
a.s. Almost surely.
atan2 Inverse tangent function with two arguments. (Also written as arctan2.)
bd Boundary. (Also written as fr or ?.)
Bi Airy function of the second kind.
BIDMAS Brackets, Indices, Divide, Multiply, Add, Subtract.
cas Cos + sin function.
cdf Cumulative distribution function.
c.f. Cumulative frequency.
c.c. Complex conjugate.
char characteristic of a ring.
cis cos + i sin function. (Also written as expi.)
Cl conjugacy class.
im image
inf infimum of a set. (Also written as glb.)
I.o. Infinitely often.
ker kernel.
Shi hyperbolic sine integral function.
Si sine integral function.
sin sine function.
Spec spectrum of a ring.
Spin spin group.
tan tangent function. (Also written as tgn, tg.)
tanh hyperbolic tangent function.
Tr trace, either the field trace, or the trace of a matrix or linear transformation.
undef a function or expression is undefined
v volume.
var variance of a random variable.
wff well-formed formula.
whp with high probability.
wlog without loss of generality.
WMA we may assume.
WO well-ordered set.
WTS want to show.

Math Acronyms List

Let’s have a look at the list of commonly used math acronyms:

Word Meaning
% percent
2T Two-term
AA Angle Angle
AAIMS Arkansas Advanced Initiative for Math and Science
AARMS Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences
ABC American Book Company
ABS Abacus Brain Study
AC Associative-Commutative
ADIDAS All Day I Dream About Sums
AES Advanced Encryption Standard
BLT Build, Lease and Transfer
CCP Connected Curriculum Project
CHT Cayley-Hamilton Theorem
CP Conditional Probability
CSG Constructive Solid Geometry
DCT Discrete Cosine Transformation
DG Differential Geometry
DST Discrete Sine Transform
FDM Finite Difference Method
FEM Finite Element Method
FFT Fast Fourier Transform
FPU Floating Point Unit
GCF Greatest Common Factor
GDC Graphic Display Calculator
GEMS Girls Exploring Math and Science
IAL International Algebraic Language
IKMC International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest
IUMJ Indiana University Mathematics Journal
JMO Junior Mathematics Olympiad
LCD Lowest Common Denominator
LSD Least Significant Digit
MAA Mathematical Association of America
Max Maximum
MI Mathematical Induction
MI Mile recent
MIC Mathematics in Context
Min Minimum
MTG Mathematics Trainers Guild-Philippines
NES Network Encryption System
PDE Partial Differential Equation
PME Pi Mu Epsilon
POE Process of Elimination
RMS Root Mean Square
RP Ratios and Proportional
RSS Root Sum Square
SAS Statistical Analysis System
TCM Trellis Code Modulation
TOMS Transactions on Mathematical Software
WLOG Without loss of generality