mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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Halfway across the globe, Ed, a standoffish mathematician, is unimpressed with his new advisor, Professor Robert Mallinder (David Morrissey).
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
By Evanston’s metrics, over 4,000 have participated in the process, greater than 5% of Evanston’s population, according to Biss, who is also a mathematician.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
These award winning films pushed physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and mathematician John Nash into the spotlight.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The mission and spacecraft are named in honor of Giuseppe (Bepi) Colombo, a 20th century Italian mathematician who contributed to previous space missions, per the Associated Press’ Marcia Dunn, including NASA’s Mariner 10, the first spacecraft sent to Mercury.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
By Evanston’s metrics, over 4,000 have participated in the process, greater than 5% of Evanston’s population, according to Biss, who is also a mathematician.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
These award winning films pushed physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and mathematician John Nash into the spotlight.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The mission and spacecraft are named in honor of Giuseppe (Bepi) Colombo, a 20th century Italian mathematician who contributed to previous space missions, per the Associated Press’ Marcia Dunn, including NASA’s Mariner 10, the first spacecraft sent to Mercury.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
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mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-(ə-)mə-ˈtish-ən
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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