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mathematics

[ math-uh-mat-iks ]

noun

  1. (used with a singular verb) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically.
  2. (used with a singular or plural verb) mathematical procedures, operations, or properties.


mathematics

/ ˌmæθəˈmætɪks; ˌmæθˈmæt- /

noun

  1. 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
  2. functioning as singular or plural mathematical operations and processes involved in the solution of a problem or study of some scientific field
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mathematics

  1. The study of the measurement, relationships, and properties of quantities and sets, using numbers and symbols. Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and calculus are branches of mathematics.

mathematics

  1. The study of numbers, equations , functions , and geometric shapes ( see geometry ) and their relationships. Some branches of mathematics are characterized by use of strict proofs based on axioms . Some of its major subdivisions are arithmetic, algebra , geometry , and calculus .
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mathematics1

1350–1400; Middle English mathematic < Latin ٳŧپ ( ars ) < Greek ٳŧپḕ ( éŧ ) scientific (craft), equivalent to ٳŧ- (stem of áٳŧ ) science, knowledge + -ŧ, feminine of -ikos -ic; -ics
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mathematics1

C14: mathematik (n), via Latin from Greek (adj), from ٳŧ a science, ٳŧtikos (adj); related to manthanein to learn
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