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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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
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
Few expected them to manage mathematically rigorous problems such as PDEs, which are typically handled by large scale supercomputers.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026
While Wolves are not mathematically down yet, they are propping up the table on a meagre eight points from 25 matches and sports analytics and data experts Opta rank their chances of relegation as 99.99%.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
For a microbe, spread may be defined mathematically as the number of new victims infected per each original patient.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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