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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024math•e•mat•ics /ˌmæθəˈmætɪks/USA pronunciation n. - the systematic study of numbers and the relations between quantities expressed by symbols:[uncountable* used with a singular verb]Mathematics deals with counting and with areas of circles and volumes.
- mathematical procedures, operations, or properties:[plural* used with a plural verb]The mathematics are tricky in that equation.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024math•e•mat•ics (math′ə mat′iks),USA pronunciation n. - (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically.
- (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures, operations, or properties.
- Greek mathēmatikè̄ (téchnē) scientific (craft), equivalent. to mathēmat- (stem of máthēma) science, knowledge + -ikē, feminine of -ikos -ic; see -ics
- Latin mathēmatica (ars)
- Middle English mathematic 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mathematics /ˌmæθəˈmætɪks ˌmæθˈmæt-/ n - (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
- (functioning as singular or plural) mathematical operations and processes involved in the solution of a problem or study of some scientific field
Etymology: 14th Century: mathematik (n), via Latin from Greek (adj), from mathēma a science, mathēmatikos (adj); related to manthanein to learn |