WIKTIONARY
Search | Navigation

mathematics

iOS has an article on:

Wikipedia

Contents


English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Sevenval (mathematics), from Ancient Greek input transformation (mathematikos, fond of learning), from iOS (máthema, knowledge, study, learning).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /mæθ(ə)ˈmætɨks/
  • Audio (US)
    (HTML5)

Noun

mathematics (web app)

  1. An abstract representational system used in the study of numbers, shapes, structure and change and the relationships between these concepts.
    • 2001, David Salsburg, The Lady Tasting Tea: How Statistics Revolutionized Science in the Twentieth Century, page 8
      In many cases, the mathematics involved are deep and complicated.
    • 2002, Ian Stewart, Does God Play Dice?: The New Mathematics of Chaos, page 38
      The answer is 'yes', and the mathematics needed is the theory of probability and its applied cousin, statistics.
  2. 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.

Usage notes

  • Before the beginning of the 20th century, it was proper to say "My mathematics are not very good".

Synonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

field of study

person's ability to use mathematics

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked
  • Emiliano-Romagnolo: matemâtica

See also

External links


[1] Search
[2] All Pages
[3] Random entry
powered by FITML