- Mathematician
- Mathematician Math`e*ma*ti"cian, n. [Cf. F. math['e]maticien.] One versed in mathematics. [1913 Webster]
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Mathematician
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mathematician — (n.) early 15c., from M.Fr. mathematicien, from mathematique, from L. mathematicus (see MATHEMATIC (Cf. mathematic)) … Etymology dictionary
mathematician — [math΄ə mə tish′ən, math΄mətish′ən] n. [ME mathematicion < MFr mathematicien] an expert or specialist in mathematics … English World dictionary
Mathematician — Archimedes was among the greatest mathematicians of antiquity. Leonhard Euler is widely consider … Wikipedia
mathematician — [[t]mæ̱θəmətɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] mathematicians 1) N COUNT A mathematician is a person who is trained in the study of numbers and calculations. The risks can be so complex that banks hire mathematicians to puzzle them out. 2) N COUNT A mathematician is a … English dictionary
mathematician — UK [ˌmæθ(ə)məˈtɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms mathematician : singular mathematician plural mathematicians someone who studies or teaches mathematics … English dictionary
mathematician — mathematics ► PLURAL NOUN (usu. treated as sing. ) ▪ the branch of science concerned with number, quantity, and space, either as abstract ideas (pure mathematics) or as applied to physics, engineering, and other subjects (applied mathematics).… … English terms dictionary
mathematician — noun Date: 15th century a specialist or expert in mathematics … New Collegiate Dictionary
mathematician — /math euh meuh tish euhn/, n. an expert or specialist in mathematics. [1400 50; late ME mathematicion. See MATHEMATICS, IAN] * * * … Universalium
mathematician — noun /ˈmæθ(.ə)ˌmə.tɪʃ.ən/ An expert on mathematics … Wiktionary
mathematician — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant ▪ distinguished, eminent, great, noted ▪ one of the greatest mathematicians of all time ▪ applied … Collocations dictionary
