mathematically
Americanadverb
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using mathematics or mathematical principles.
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according to mathematics or from a mathematical perspective.
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in a precise and accurate way.
Example Sentences
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Our retirement is mathematically secure even if we never save another penny.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
More than half of the pool’s brackets have already been mathematically eliminated, but Claude has one of the highest win probabilities of any entry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
I keep hearing people say that, mathematically, Wolves still have a chance of staying up, but let me just tell them straight - there is no chance of that happening.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Pollan traces this divide back to Galileo, who popularized the idea that science should concern itself with what can be measured and mathematically described.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
What makes them ‘perfect’ is that both have a mathematically pure ‘pitch ratio’; dividing a taut plucked string by exactly two- thirds, for instance, will produce a perfect fifth.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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