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11mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …
12MATHEMATICS — Bible The Bible does not deal directly with proper mathematical subjects; however there are some parts that do relate indirectly to different mathematical topics. These are widely discussed by the various commentators on the Bible and Talmud: the …
13mathematics — 01. I never really enjoyed studying [mathematics] in school, but it became very useful when I started to run my own business. 02. Albert Einstein was a physicist, not a [mathematician]. 03. As Mickey Mouse once said, [mathematics] is being able… …
14mathematics — math|e|mat|ics [ ,mæθə mætıks ] noun uncount FORMAL ** the study or use of numbers and shapes to calculate, represent, or describe things. Mathematics includes arithmetic, geometry, and algebra: a professor of mathematics Applicants should have a …
15mathematics */*/ — UK [ˌmæθəˈmætɪks] / US noun [uncountable] formal the study or use of numbers and shapes to calculate, represent, or describe things. Mathematics includes arithmetic, geometry, and algebra a professor of mathematics Applicants should have a degree …
16mathematics — [[t]mæ̱θəmæ̱tɪks[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Mathematics is the study of numbers, quantities, or shapes. Elizabeth studied mathematics and classics. ...a professor of mathematics at Boston College. 2) N UNCOUNT The mathematics of a problem is the… …
17MATHEMATICS — Many of the practices and concepts of mathematics were first developed in Mesopotamia, where professional numeracy predated literacy. In the Chalcolithic period, counters and tokens facilitated the administration before the use of archaic… …
18mathematics — noun /mæθ(ə)ˈmætɨks/ a) An abstract representational system used in the study of numbers, shapes, structure and change and the relationships between these concepts. In many cases, the mathematics involved are deep and complicated. b) A persons… …
19mathematics — Synonyms and related words: Boolean algebra, Euclidean geometry, Fourier analysis, Lagrangian function, algebra, algebraic geometry, algorism, algorithm, analysis, analytic geometry, applied mathematics, arithmetic, associative algebra, binary… …
20mathematics — [16] Etymologically, mathematics means ‘something learned’. Its ultimate source was the Greek verb manthánein ‘learn’, which came from the same Indo European base (*men , *mon , *mn ‘think’) as produced English memory and mind. Its stem form math …
