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 Words From

• nonmath·e·ma·tician 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

All told, mathematicians have now found two individual tetrahedra and three infinite families of tetrahedra that fill space.

From Quanta Magazine

The work answers a question about an ancient shape thanks to a cutting-edge innovation that provides mathematicians with a new technique for finding solutions to certain equations.

From Quanta Magazine

Rejewski, a 27-year-old mathematician, worked for the Cipher Office of Polish intelligence.

From Washington Post

You might think that by then mathematicians knew almost all there was to know about polyhedra.

From Quanta Magazine

However, she soon discovered that her role as a mathematician was limited to performing time-consuming calculations by hand.

From Quanta Magazine

One of the most impressive achievements, says University of Chicago mathematician Benson Farb, is that she linked these findings.

From The Daily Beast

The Turing test is named for computer scientist, mathematician, logician, and philosopher Alan Turing.

From The Daily Beast

Christopher John Francis Boone is a teenage “mathematician with some behavioral difficulties.”

From The Daily Beast

I had done my duty not only as a writer, but also a mathematician: exhausted all possibilities.

From The Daily Beast

Clearly her lack of appreciation for my proof resulted from her not being a mathematician.

From The Daily Beast

John Bonnycastle died; an English mathematician, whose works are in use in this country.

From Project Gutenberg

Michael Angelo Ricci, an Italian cardinal, died; celebrated as a mathematician.

From Project Gutenberg

Edward Holyoke, president of Harvard college, died; an excellent mathematician and natural philosopher.

From Project Gutenberg

Jean Marie Ampere, famed as a mathematician and natural philosopher, died.

From Project Gutenberg

Whenever I had occasion to go to the eminent mathematician it was not his world-wide reputation which impressed me most.

From Project Gutenberg