Main Entry: hup
Pronunciation: 'h&p, 'h&t
Function: interjection
Etymology: probably alteration of 1hep
Date: 1951
-- used to mark a marching cadence
Main Entry: math·e·mat·ics
Pronunciation: "math-'ma-tiks, "ma-th&-
Function: noun plural but usually singular in construction
Date: 1581
1 : the science of numbers and their operations, interrelations, combinations, generalizations, and abstractions and of space configurations and their structure, measurement, transformations, and generalizations
2 : a branch of, operation in, or use of mathematics <the mathematics of physical chemistry>
Sorry for the lack of clarity
Math is the measurement of numbers, hup is used as a numerical measurement for cadence. Clear as mud
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