Mathematics

Noun

 * 1) An abstract representational system used in the study of numbers, shapes, structure and change and the relationships between these concepts.
 * 2) * 2001, David Salsburg, The Lady Tasting Tea: How Statistics Revolutionized Science in the Twentieth Century, page 8
 * In many cases, the mathematics involved are deep and complicated.
 * 1) * 2002, Ian Stewart, Does God Play Dice?: The New Mathematics of Chaos, page 38
 * The answer is 'yes', and the mathematics needed is the theory of probability and its applied cousin, statistics.
 * 1) A person's ability to count, calculate, and use different systems of mathematics at differing levels.
 * My mathematics is not very good.
 * Their mathematics are not very good.
 * Their mathematics is not very good.

Synonyms

 * (ability to use mathematics): numeracy
 * abbreviation: maths (UK), math (US)
 * See also Thesaurus:mathematics

Derived terms

 * applied mathematics
 * astromathematics
 * biomathematics
 * discrete mathematics
 * ethnomathematics
 * metamathematics
 * pseudomathematics
 * pure mathematics
 * recreational mathematics

Related terms

 * mathematical
 * mathematically
 * mathematician

Verbs for Mathematics
advance by—; apply—; base on—; compile by—; demonstrate—; depend on—; dispute —; fathom by—; ferret out by—; formulate —; introduce—; —computes; —disciplines; —educes; —enthralls; —sharpens; —solves; —systematizes; —trains;  —verifies;  — weighs.

Thesaurus
Boolean algebra, Euclidean geometry, Fourier analysis, Lagrangian function, algebra, algebraic geometry, algorism, algorithm, analysis, analytic geometry, applied mathematics, arithmetic, associative algebra, binary arithmetic, calculus, circle geometry, descriptive geometry, differential calculus, division algebra, equivalent algebras, figures, game theory, geodesy, geometry, graphic algebra, group theory, higher algebra, higher arithmetic, higher mathematics, hyperbolic geometry, infinitesimal calculus, integral calculus, intuitional geometry, invariant subalgebra, inverse geometry, line geometry, linear algebra, math, mathematic, mathematical physics, matrix algebra, metageometry, modular arithmetic, n-tuple linear algebra, natural geometry, nilpotent algebra, number theory, numbers, plane trigonometry, political arithmetic, projective geometry, proper subalgebra, pure mathematics, quaternian algebra, reducible algebra, set theory, simple algebra, solid geometry, speculative geometry, spherical trigonometry, statistics, subalgebra, systems analysis, topology, trig, trigonometry, universal algebra, universal geometry, vector algebra, zero algebra

Etymology
From mathematica:, from  μαθηματικός: from μάθημα:.

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