mathematical
- 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
Synonyms for mathematical
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.comRelated Words for mathematical
analytical, scientific, numerical, measurable, algebraic, algorithmic, arithmetical, computative, geometrical, mathExamples from the Web for mathematical
Contemporary Examples of mathematical
It takes Sharp four hours to get into character: “I take joy in the mathematical, symmetrical precision and perfectness of Bach.”
He majored in mathematical physics, studying mind-bending theories of quantum mechanics and partial differential equations.
To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational.
The Other Side of Stephen Hawking: Strippers, Aliens, and Disturbing Abuse ClaimsMarlow Stern
November 6, 2014
Kempton subsequently offered what he reasoned to be mathematical proof of her powers.
All Facebook will see is cyphertext—the mathematical gibberish computers generate to thwart spying eyes.
Historical Examples of mathematical
But Shelley's world was the world of the utilitarian Godwin and the mathematical Condorcet.
Shelley, Godwin and Their CircleH. N. Brailsford
Brocq could not place her with that mathematical exactitude dear to his scientific mind.
A Nest of SpiesPierre Souvestre
He has been experimenting in mathematical physics, and I have been assisting him.
The Einstein See-SawMiles John Breuer
The way to it was through the mathematical sciences, and these too were dependent on it.
The RepublicPlato
This is to be acquired through the study of the mathematical sciences.
The RepublicPlato
mathematical
less commonly mathematic
- 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
Word Origin and History for mathematical
early 15c., from Latin mathematicus (see mathematic) + -al (1). Related: Mathematically.