Mathematics Definition
măthə-mătĭks
noun
The group of sciences (including arithmetic, geometry, algebra, calculus, etc.) dealing with quantities, magnitudes, and forms, and their relationships, attributes, etc., by the use of numbers and symbols.
Webster's New World
The act or process of using any of these sciences; computation.
Webster's New World
A person's ability to count, calculate, and use different systems of mathematics at differing levels.
My mathematics is not very good.
Their mathematics are not very good.
Their mathematics is not very good.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- maths
- math
- geometry
- algebra
- arithmetic
- calculation
- reckoning
- computation
- language of numbers
- science of numbers
- new-math
- correlation and deduction of numbers
Origin of Mathematics
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From Middle English mathematik from Old French mathematique from Latin mathēmatica from Greek mathēmatikē (tekhnē) mathematical (science) feminine of mathēmatikos mathematical mathematical
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin mathÄ“matica (“mathematics"), from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathematikos, “fond of learning"), from μάθημα (máthema, “knowledge, study, learning").
From Wiktionary
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