mathematician

noun

math·​e·​ma·​ti·​cian ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən How to pronounce mathematician (audio)
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics

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Sylow normalizers, like the subgroups they’re built out of, can tell mathematicians a lot about the original group. Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 Over time, mathematicians have made these criteria stricter and stricter. Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025 BepiColombo is named after the late Professor Giuseppe (Bepi) Colombo, an Italian mathematician and engineer who discovered a resonance that makes Mercury rotate on its axis three times every two years. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 And no one calls for a mathematician’s head when a play goes awry. John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mathematician

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15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mathematician was in the 15th century

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“Mathematician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mathematician. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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mathematician

noun
math·​e·​ma·​ti·​cian ˌmath-(ə-)mə-ˈtish-ən How to pronounce mathematician (audio)
: a specialist or expert in mathematics

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