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21mathematics — [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 …
22mathematics — n.pl. 1 (also treated as sing.) the abstract science of number, quantity, and space studied in its own right (pure mathematics), or as applied to other disciplines such as physics, engineering, etc. (applied mathematics). 2 (as pl.) the use of… …
23mathematics — noun plural but usually singular in construction Date: 1573 1. the science of numbers and their operations, interrelations, combinations, generalizations, and abstractions and of space configurations and their structure, measurement,… …
24mathematics — n. elementary; higher mathematics * * * [ˌmæθɪ mætɪks] higher mathematics elementary …
25mathematics — plural noun [usu. treated as sing.] the branch of science concerned with number, quantity, and space, either as abstract concepts (pure mathematics) or as applied to physics, engineering, and other subjects (applied mathematics). Derivatives… …
26mathematics — Makemakika. ♦ Applied mathematics, makemakika ho opili ia. ♦ Pure mathematics, makemakika oko a …
27mathematics — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ applied, pure ▪ school ▪ elementary, higher PHRASES ▪ a branch of mathematics …
28mathematics — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. computation, calculation, reckoning, arithmetic. See numeration. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. science of numbers, language of numbers, computation, reckoning, calculation, correlation and deduction of… …
29mathematics — math|e|mat|ics [ˌmæθıˈmætıks] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: mathematicus, from Greek, from mathema learning, mathematics , from manthanein to learn ] the science of numbers and of shapes, including ↑algebra, ↑geometry, and ↑arithmetic …
30mathematics — The peoples of ancient Mesopotamia particularly the sumerians and the Babylonians made important contributions to the early development of mathematics, and some of their mathematical ideas and systems are still used today. The early Sum erians …
