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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We ran our findings and methodology by Phil Neff, a researcher at the University of Washington Center for Human Rights and Joseph Gunther, a mathematician who researches immigration-related datasets and former ICE officials.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
On notes circulating currently, in ascending order of value, are former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, author Jane Austen, artist JMW Turner and mathematician and wartime codebreaker Alan Turing.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton, born 220 years ago, is often remembered for an unusual act of inspiration.
From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026
Milne, like Lewis Carroll, was trained as a mathematician, and some of his dialogue reads like Tom Stoppard doing Wittgenstein: “How are you?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Even though I wasn’t exactly sure yet what a research mathematician was, I loved math and wanted to become one.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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