mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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There was the strategist: Charlie Davis, a law student who, at every stage, assessed his chances and plotted his moves with the precision of a mathematician.
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Mark Harris, Vulture, 4 June 2024
The nonprofit research organization was hiring mathematicians to support the US National Security Agency in cracking codes and ciphers used by the Soviet Union.
—Patrick Oster, Fortune, 10 May 2024
In 1874 in the United States, William Ferrel, a mathematician with the Coast and Geodetic Survey, developed a similar harmonic analysis and prediction device that used 19 harmonic constituents.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2024
In higher dimensions, mathematicians were at a loss.
—Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
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Mark Harris, Vulture, 4 June 2024
The nonprofit research organization was hiring mathematicians to support the US National Security Agency in cracking codes and ciphers used by the Soviet Union.
—Patrick Oster, Fortune, 10 May 2024
In 1874 in the United States, William Ferrel, a mathematician with the Coast and Geodetic Survey, developed a similar harmonic analysis and prediction device that used 19 harmonic constituents.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2024
In higher dimensions, mathematicians were at a loss.
—Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2024
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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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