mathematics
(used with a singular verb) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically.
(used with a singular or plural verb) mathematical procedures, operations, or properties.
Origin of mathematics
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How to use mathematics in a sentence
His career seemed finished as little as three months ago when he was studying for a mathematics degree at Old Dominion when Washington asked him to be the team’s “quarantine quarterback.”
Quarterback Taylor Heinicke signs two-year contract to return to Washington Football Team | Sam Fortier | February 10, 2021 | Washington PostThey’re making the mathematics community aware of many natural and interesting questions.
Mathematicians Resurrect Hilbert’s 13th Problem | Stephen Ornes | January 14, 2021 | Quanta MagazineUsed in middle school and college mathematics and science courses, graphing calculators have the ability to display plotted graphs for multiple complex equations and are necessary tools for algebra, geometry, calculus, and standardized tests.
The best graphing calculators for students | PopSci Commerce Team | September 4, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe TI-89 Titanium CAS features advanced functionality that makes problem-solving for mathematics and engineering courses easier.
The best graphing calculators for students | PopSci Commerce Team | September 4, 2020 | Popular-ScienceI’m a professor of mathematics education at Stanford University.
America’s Math Curriculum Doesn’t Add Up (Ep. 391) | Steven D. Levitt | October 3, 2019 | Freakonomics
The two scientific stories resort to the equivalent of mathematics for Dummies andPhysics for Dummies.
“I think Sex Ed is equally, if not more, important than mathematics or English,” says Reign.
The Next Frontier of Sex Ed: How Porn Twists Teens’ Brains | Aurora Snow | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMuslims made many discoveries in mathematics, chemistry, physics, medicine, astronomy and psychology.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism | Dina Goldstein | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd you can find it in any college in the country: the mathematics of monsters.
One old soldier is on the path to a doctorate in mathematics and another is a trained underwater welder.
Samuel Clarke, a famous English divine, died; celebrated also for his writings on mathematics, &c.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellOn the other hand, mathematics alone seem to have offered any serious difficulty to him.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyAgain, mathematics frequently deal with purely ideal figures, which never did or never can exist.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardBesides music, Albrecht took great interest in natural science and mathematics.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyIn Athens, rhetoric, mathematics, and natural history supplanted rhapsodies and speculations on God and Providence.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John Lord
British Dictionary definitions for mathematics
/ (ˌmæθəˈmætɪks, ˌmæθˈmæt-) /
(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
Origin of mathematics
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Scientific definitions for mathematics
[ măth′ə-măt′ĭks ]
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.
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Cultural definitions for mathematics
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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