meta mathematician

noun ( used with a singular verb )

the logical analysis of the fundamental concepts of mathematics, as number, function, etc.

Origin:
1885–90; meta- + mathematics

Related forms

met·a·math·e·mat·i·cal, adjective

met·a·math·e·ma·ti·cian

[met-uh-math-uh-muh-tish-uh

n] , noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source

Link To meta mathematician

Collins

World English Dictionary

metamathematics (ˌmɛtəˌmæθɪˈmætɪks)

—n
	(functioning as singular) the logical analysis of the reasoning, principles, and rules that control the use and combination of mathematical symbols, numbers, etc

metamathe'matical

—*adj*

metamathema'tician

—n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

00:10

Meta mathematician is always a great word to know.

So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...

Matching Quote

"Our discussion will be adequate; if it has as much clearness as the subject-matter admits of; for precision is not to be sought for alike in all discussions, and more than in all the products of the crafts. Now fine and just actions, which political science investigates, exhibit much variety and fluctuation, so that they may be thought to exist only by convention, and not by nature. And goods also exhibit a similar fluctuation.... We must be content, then, in speaking of such subjects and with such premises, to indicate the truth roughly and in outline.... In the same spirit, therefore, should each of our statements be received; for it is the mark of an educated man to look for precision in each class of things just so far as the nature of the subject admits: it is evidently equally foolish to accept probable reasoning from a mathematician and to demand from a rhetorician demonstrative proofs."

-Aristotle

Remove ads like these. Upgrade now!

meta mathematician

met·a·math·e·mat·ics