Etymology

math rock

Today it means: A rhythmically complex, often guitar-based style of experimental rock music that emerged in the late 1990s. Full definition →

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math rock · noun1

math + rock (“musical genre”). Math rock often uses unusual time signatures and polyrhythms, leading to jokes that playing the music requires significant mathematical calculations.

math rock · noun2

math + rock (“stone”).

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