| Mathematic | a. [ F. mathématique, L. mathematicus, Gr. &unr_; disposed to learn, belonging to learning or the sciences, especially to mathematics, fr. &unr_; that which is learned, learning, pl. &unr_; things learned, learning, science, especially mathematical science, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to learn; akin to E. mind. See Mind. ] See Mathematical. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Mathematical | a. [ See Mathematic. ] Of or pertaining to mathematics; according to mathematics; hence, theoretically precise; accurate; as, mathematical geography; mathematical instruments; mathematical exactness. -- Math`e*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] | | Mathematician | n. [ Cf. F. mathématicien. ] One versed in mathematics. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Mathematics | n. [ F. mathématiques, pl., L. mathematica, sing., Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;) science. See Mathematic, and -ics. ] That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact relations existing between quantities or magnitudes, and of the methods by which, in accordance with these relations, quantities sought are deducible from other quantities known or supposed; the science of spatial and quantitative relations. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ Mathematics embraces three departments, namely: 1. Arithmetic. 2. Geometry, including Trigonometry and Conic Sections. 3. Analysis, in which letters are used, including Algebra, Analytical Geometry, and Calculus. Each of these divisions is divided into pure or abstract, which considers magnitude or quantity abstractly, without relation to matter; and mixed or applied, which treats of magnitude as subsisting in material bodies, and is consequently interwoven with physical considerations. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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| mathematical | (adj) of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics, Example: a mathematical textbook; slide rules and other mathematical instruments; a mathematical solution to a problem; mathematical proof | | mathematical | (adj) beyond question, Example: a mathematical certainty | | mathematical | (adj) statistically possible though highly improbable, Example: have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs | | mathematical | (adj) characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics, Example: mathematical precision | | mathematically | (adv) with respect to mathematics, Example: mathematically impossible | | mathematical notation | (n) a notation used by mathematicians | | mathematical process | (n) (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods, Syn. mathematical operation, operation, Example: the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation; they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic | | mathematical proof | (n) proof of a mathematical theorem | | mathematical relation | (n) a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality) | | mathematical space | (n) (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind, Syn. topological space, Example: assume that the topological space is finite dimensional |
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