mathematician
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonmathematician noun
Etymology
Origin of mathematician
First recorded in 1400–50, mathematician is from the late Middle English word mathematicion. See mathematics, -ian
Example Sentences
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A new study by mathematicians at Freie Universität Berlin shows that planar tiling, also known as tessellation, is far more than a decorative technique.
From Science Daily
Born in Sweden to a Swedish psychologist mother and American mathematician father, Tegmark studied economics before shifting to physics, earning his Ph.D. in the subject from the University of California at Berkeley.
British mathematician Clive Humby said it best when he proclaimed that data were the new oil.
From Barron's
This kind of simplification reflects a theoretical concept introduced by mathematician Bernard Koopman in the 1930s.
From Science Daily
Predictions are tricky, but as a mathematician working on economic and technology policy, I guess that Americans won’t use large language models for their taxes in the year ahead.
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