mathematical
of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
employed in the operations of mathematics: mathematical instruments.
having the exactness, precision, or certainty of mathematics.
Origin of mathematical
1- Also math·e·mat·ic .
Other words for mathematical
Other words from mathematical
- math·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·math·e·mat·ic, adjective
- non·math·e·mat·i·cal, adjective
- non·math·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- sem·i·math·e·mat·i·cal, adjective
- sem·i·math·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- su·per·math·e·mat·i·cal, adjective
- su·per·math·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·math·e·mat·i·cal, adjective
- un·math·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby mathematical
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How to use mathematical in a sentence
It’s a mathematical problem layered with a huge element of uncertainty around what will be the right thing to do in terms of safety and health.
Publishers look to allay employee fears over a return to the office by offering additional flexibility | Jessica Davies | February 10, 2021 | DigidayThey’ve been capitalizing on a recent mathematical advance that has injected new life into a millennia-long quest to identify shapes that can perfectly fill, or tile, three-dimensional space.
Undergraduates Hunt for Special Tetrahedra That Fit Together | Kevin Hartnett | February 9, 2021 | Quanta Magazine“These are idealized mathematical objects that are going to be with us forever, and now we know all of them,” said Martin Weissman of the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Tetrahedron Solutions Finally Proved Decades After Computer Search | Kevin Hartnett | February 2, 2021 | Quanta MagazineThe mathematical disease modeler Joseph Wu, a member of the University of Hong Kong’s infectious disease and public health teams, was looking closely at the numbers of cases being reported in and around Wuhan.
The Hard Lessons of Modeling the Coronavirus Pandemic | Jordana Cepelewicz | January 28, 2021 | Quanta MagazineThe third, however, can be viewed through a mathematical lens.
It takes Sharp four hours to get into character: “I take joy in the mathematical, symmetrical precision and perfectness of Bach.”
He majored in mathematical physics, studying mind-bending theories of quantum mechanics and partial differential equations.
To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational.
The Other Side of Stephen Hawking: Strippers, Aliens, and Disturbing Abuse Claims | Marlow Stern | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKempton subsequently offered what he reasoned to be mathematical proof of her powers.
Tupac and Murray Kempton: The Godfather Who Wore Tweed | Michael Daly | June 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll Facebook will see is cyphertext—the mathematical gibberish computers generate to thwart spying eyes.
Crypto for the Masses: Here’s How You Can Resist the NSA | Quinn Norton | May 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA second main division of our schooling was mathematical instruction of a sort.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThis truth is as old as Homer, and its proofs are as capable of demonstration as a mathematical axiom.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousUpon reflection, it is surprising how few subjects are capable of a mathematical demonstration.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardThere is not a mathematical line—length without breadth—in all the universe.
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. WardWith mathematical accuracy the old man filled the two tumblers with boiling water.
The Fifth String | John Philip Sousa
British Dictionary definitions for mathematical
less commonly mathematic
/ (ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl, ˌmæθˈmæt-) /
of, used in, or relating to mathematics
characterized by or using the precision of mathematics; exact
using, determined by, or in accordance with the principles of mathematics
Derived forms of mathematical
- mathematically, adverb
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