MATHEMATICS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Mathematics

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 16th century: plural of obsolete mathematic ‘mathematics’, from Old French mathematique, from Latin (ars) mathematica ‘mathematical (art)’, from Greek mathēmatikē (epistēmē), from the base of manthanein ‘learn’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˌmaθ(ə)ˈmatɪks
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the abstract science of number, quantity, and space, either as abstract concepts (pure mathematics), or as applied to other disciplines such as physics and engineering (applied mathematics)

Short Definition:

abstract science of number, quantity

Examples:
  • a taste for mathematics

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