mathematician
noun
an expert or specialist in mathematics.
mathematicians
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pluralof mathematician.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The wicked Navier-Stokes problem had vexed mathematicians for nearly a century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
OpenAI said Tuesday that one of its unreleased artificial intelligence models had solved a mathematical puzzle that has eluded mathematicians for generations, in a claim which also drew a fight with rival researchers over credit.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
This is just the latest of many striking mathematical breakthroughs made by mathematicians working with large language models.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
What this means for the future of mathematics – and human mathematicians – remains to be seen.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
This is the tangent, and mathematicians realized that it is extremely important in studying motion.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
