unmathematicallyadv.
/(ˌ)ʌnˌmaθ(ə)ˈmatᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌənˌmæθ(ə)ˈmædək(ə)li/ In an unmathematical manner.
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the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [adverb] > without mathematical accuracy
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [adverb] > in calculation
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out1809
adrift1976
1644 in J. O. Halliwell Lett. Sci. Subj. 80 Mr. Warner's papers..are..most unmathematically divided between the sequestrators and creditors.
1764 S. Bamfield New Treat. Astron. 111 Our greatest Astronomers have hitherto proceeded Unmathematically.
1833 Mechanic's Mag. 24 Aug. 367/2 It is just as possible for a person who never solved a single problem in Euclid to reason with mathematical precision..as it is certain that expert mathematicians often reason most unmathematically.
1919 F. T. Jesse Sword of Deborah 52 What percentage do you suppose has had to be sent back?.. No percentage at all, if I may express myself thus unmathematically, but exactly five cases.
2003 Observer (Nexis) 15 June (Review section) 5 I ask her to describe herself in five words... ‘Crazy-ass motherfucking shithead,’ she says, unmathematically, and smiles for the first time.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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