mathematical

[ math-uh-mat-i-kuhl ]

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adjective

of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
employed in the operations of mathematics: mathematical instruments.

having the exactness, precision, or certainty of mathematics.

Origin of mathematical

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin mathēmatic(us) pertaining to mathematics + -al¹

Also math·e·mat·ic .

Other words for mathematical

3	exact, precise, meticulous, rigorous

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Other words from mathematical

math·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·math·e·mat·ic, adjective
non·math·e·mat·i·cal, adjective
non·math·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
sem·i·math·e·mat·i·cal, adjective
sem·i·math·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
su·per·math·e·mat·i·cal, adjective
su·per·math·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·math·e·mat·i·cal, adjective
un·math·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use mathematical in a sentence

Patterson here discerned mathematic proof that the others would have suffered the same fate.
He Faces Jail for Rescuing Baby Eagles | Michael Daly | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It is a mathematic truth that “women decide elections,” as we constitute the majority of voters, even in midterm elections.
Win Women, Win the Midterms | Kristen Soltis Anderson | April 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The time which is, contracts into a mathematic point; and even that point perishes a thousand times before we can utter its birth.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern Volume 11 | Various
Yet sincere and certainly quite sane men of scientific training had considered seriously this mathematic hypothesis.
Melomaniacs | James Huneker
But hang that Limpney for a narrow-minded, classic-stuffed, mathematic-bristling prig!
Quicksilver | George Manville Fenn

We could not go back into the Mathematic lesson because we had been crying such a lot.
A Young Girl's Diary | An Anonymous Young Girl
Mathematic form is eternal in the reasoning memory; living form is eternal existence.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources | James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for mathematical

mathematical

less commonly mathematic

/ (ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl, ˌmæθˈmæt-) /

adjective

of, used in, or relating to mathematics
characterized by or using the precision of mathematics; exact

using, determined by, or in accordance with the principles of mathematics

Derived forms of mathematical

mathematically, adverb

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