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单词 mathematics
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Definition of mathematics in English:

mathematics

plural noun maθ(ə)ˈmatɪksmæθ(ə)ˈmædɪks
  • 1usually treated as singular 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)

    a taste for mathematics
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We need to think more carefully about numbers and the mathematics we use to work with them.
    • That would make anything but the simplest mathematics in ancient texts impossible.
    • So if these two forms of life then get in each other's way it's a matter of simple mathematics.
    • This question is a perfect example of a problem in the branch of mathematics known as information theory.
    • Life is good for only two things, discovering mathematics and teaching mathematics.
    • He wrote on the history of mathematics and the philosophy of mathematics and science.
    • Had he not made a career from mathematics he could well have made his profession as an opera singer.
    • For example, in the history of mathematics, the concept of zero is rather late.
    • I want to argue for a radically discursive understanding of mathematics itself.
    • There was a course covering all aspects of study including arts, science and mathematics.
    • If you only have an average interest in every form of mathematics you'll probably hate it.
    • His belief was that to learn mathematics a student had to do more and read less.
    • Our tools are mathematics and physics, and we have to teach children how to use them.
    • The application of mathematics to trade and financial affairs is as old as mathematics itself.
    • After a couple of years she dropped engineering and moved to mathematics as her main subject.
    • She now had a circle of friends who strongly encouraged her in her studies of mathematics and science.
    • The Greeks were superb mathematicians and discovered much of the mathematics we still use today.
    • Perhaps you should take the opportunity to send your reporter to a night class in basic mathematics.
    • It was not just the relation between mathematics and the physical sciences that fascinated him.
    • It is time to take a look at this most outstanding work on algebra in Greek mathematics.
    Synonyms
    arithmetical problem, problem, calculation, reckoning, tally, question
    1. 1.1often treated as plural The mathematical aspects of something.
      James immerses himself in the mathematics of baseball
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We thought that the latest attack might be thwarted by the machines' own faulty mathematics.
      • The mathematics of counting then allow you to work out your winning chances, and how much your prize might be.
      • Ruby was the person who had the mathematical ability and she did all the mathematics.

Origin

Late 16th century: plural of obsolete mathematic 'mathematics', from Old French mathematique, from Latin (ars) mathematica 'mathematical (art)', from Greek mathēmatikē (tekhnē), from the base of manthanein 'learn'.

Rhymes

informatics
 
 

Definition of mathematics in US English:

mathematics

plural nounmæθ(ə)ˈmædɪksmaTH(ə)ˈmadiks
  • 1usually treated as singular The abstract science of number, quantity, and space. Mathematics may be studied in its own right (pure mathematics), or as it is applied to other disciplines such as physics and engineering (applied mathematics).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Our tools are mathematics and physics, and we have to teach children how to use them.
    • For example, in the history of mathematics, the concept of zero is rather late.
    • It is time to take a look at this most outstanding work on algebra in Greek mathematics.
    • If you only have an average interest in every form of mathematics you'll probably hate it.
    • Had he not made a career from mathematics he could well have made his profession as an opera singer.
    • Perhaps you should take the opportunity to send your reporter to a night class in basic mathematics.
    • The application of mathematics to trade and financial affairs is as old as mathematics itself.
    • Life is good for only two things, discovering mathematics and teaching mathematics.
    • We need to think more carefully about numbers and the mathematics we use to work with them.
    • So if these two forms of life then get in each other's way it's a matter of simple mathematics.
    • He wrote on the history of mathematics and the philosophy of mathematics and science.
    • That would make anything but the simplest mathematics in ancient texts impossible.
    • The Greeks were superb mathematicians and discovered much of the mathematics we still use today.
    • I want to argue for a radically discursive understanding of mathematics itself.
    • After a couple of years she dropped engineering and moved to mathematics as her main subject.
    • This question is a perfect example of a problem in the branch of mathematics known as information theory.
    • There was a course covering all aspects of study including arts, science and mathematics.
    • His belief was that to learn mathematics a student had to do more and read less.
    • It was not just the relation between mathematics and the physical sciences that fascinated him.
    • She now had a circle of friends who strongly encouraged her in her studies of mathematics and science.
    Synonyms
    arithmetical problem, problem, calculation, reckoning, tally, question
    1. 1.1often treated as plural The mathematical aspects of something.
      the mathematics of general relativity
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Ruby was the person who had the mathematical ability and she did all the mathematics.
      • We thought that the latest attack might be thwarted by the machines' own faulty mathematics.
      • The mathematics of counting then allow you to work out your winning chances, and how much your prize might be.

Origin

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

 
 
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