mathematician

[math-uh-muh-tish-uhn]

noun

1. an expert or specialist in mathematics.

mathematician

/ ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃən, ˌmæθmə- /

noun

1. an expert or specialist in mathematics

Other Word Forms

• nonmathematician noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mathematician¹

First recorded in 1400–50, mathematician is from the late Middle English word mathematicion. See mathematics, -ian

Example Sentences

The 26-member team includes eight Ph.D.s, including Kosowski, a theoretical computer scientist, mathematician and quantum physicist who received his doctorate at age 20.

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Not since “The Importance of Being Earnest,” a play that Stoppard revered the way a mathematician would regard the world’s most elegant proof, has the English stage experienced such high-flying chat.

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“I do that ‘Beautiful Mind’ thing where things float into place and I create something new,” Schlesinger said, referring to Nobel-prize winning mathematician John Nash’s kaleidoscopic approach.

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Auction house Christie's has confirmed it will not proceed with a bid for the machine La Pascaline, developed by the French mathematician Blaise Pascal in 1642.

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Christie's said Wednesday it was suspending the Paris auction of one of just a handful of examples of the world's first calculating machine, developed by French mathematician and inventor Blaise Pascal in 1642.

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