higher mathematics

American  

noun

1. the advanced portions of mathematics, customarily considered as embracing all beyond ordinary arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and trigonometry.

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higher mathematics British  

noun

1. (functioning as singular) abstract mathematics, including number theory and topology, that is more advanced than basic arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry

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Example Sentences

Cranking out hundreds of rote calculations per second, computational programming is an invaluable tool for solving problems across diverse disciplines of higher mathematics.

From Scientific American • Jun. 2, 2023

Ms. Rockburne’s understated work plugged into the prevailing Minimalist aesthetic of the day but also reflected her lifelong interest in higher mathematics.

From New York Times • May 4, 2018

Why would they need the neural equipment to play chess, do higher mathematics or express complex, abstract ideas?

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2016

You don’t need knowledge of higher mathematics such as calculus, but the questions are designed to deceive.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2015

He had probably completed biology by now, she guessed, and would be studying higher mathematics, or astrophysics, or biochemistry, one of the subjects that was whispered about, when they were young, as incomprehensibly difficult.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry