mathematics
Americannoun
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(used with a singular verb) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically.
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(used with a singular or plural verb) mathematical procedures, operations, or properties.
noun
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(functioning as singular) a group of related sciences, including algebra, geometry, and calculus, concerned with the study of number, quantity, shape, and space and their interrelationships by using a specialized notation
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(functioning as singular or plural) mathematical operations and processes involved in the solution of a problem or study of some scientific field
Etymology
Origin of mathematics
1350–1400; Middle English mathematic < Latin mathēmatica ( ars ) < Greek mathēmatikḕ ( téchnē ) scientific (craft), equivalent to mathēmat- (stem of máthēma ) science, knowledge + -ikē, feminine of -ikos -ic; -ics
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday, Nowak, a mathematics professor, was placed on paid administrative leave in connection to a university investigation into his ties with Epstein, a Harvard spokesman said.
Nearly all of the seven broad AP subject areas, including English, mathematics and sciences, posted gains in qualifying scores.
From Los Angeles Times
"Using synthetic biology, we built something like an electrical circuit, but instead of wires we used pieces of DNA," said Dr. Brian Ingalls, a professor of applied mathematics at Waterloo.
From Science Daily
Accomplishing this required moving beyond the traditional Riemannian framework, marking a significant advance in the mathematics used for visualization science.
From Science Daily
He went to high school in Shanghai and studied mathematics at the city’s Jiao Tong University, before entering a math Ph.D. program at New York’s Columbia University.
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