| 释义 |
math·e·mat·ics
\ˌmathəˈmad.]iks, -at], ]ēks sometimes mathˈma-\ noun plural but usually singular in construction
(also math·e·mat·ic)
Etymology: mathematics probably from Middle French mathematiques, from plural of mathematique mathematical; mathematic from Middle English mathematique, from Latin mathematica, from Greek mathēmatikē, from feminine of mathēmatikos mathematical, scientific — more at mathematical
1. : a science that deals with the relationship and symbolism of numbers and magnitudes and that includes quantitative operations and the solution of quantitative problems — see formalism 1d, intuitionism 3, logicism 2b
2.
a. : operations or processes involved in the solution of mathematical problems
< a problem requiring some very complicated mathematics >
b. : application or use of mathematics
< your mathematics are not so good > |