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mathematics

mat·he·ma·tics

UK/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ US/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ fairly common

noun

1.

a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

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Origin

First use appears c. 1545. From mathematic (noun) + -ics, from Middle English mathematique, methametik, matematik, matamatik, from Old French mathematique, from Latin mathēmatica (“mathematics”), from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós, “on the matter of that which is learned”), from μάθημα (máthēma, “knowledge, study, learning”). Displaced native Old English rīmcræft.

Phrases

  • applied mathematics
  • discrete mathematics
  • fuzzy mathematics
  • pure mathematics
  • recreational mathematics
  • reform mathematics
  • reverse mathematics
  • vector space

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