mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
The mathematician, known as the father of modern computer science, is most famous for cracking Nazi codes during World War II.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
Related article The rise of the AI beauty pageant and its complicated quest for the ‘perfect’ woman
The painting up for sale at Sotheby’s depicts Alan Turing, the English mathematician and Second World War cryptanalyst who is remembered as a pioneer in AI and computer science.
—Carlie Porterfield, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Robert, a 67-year-old mathematician from Chicago, has kidney disease.
—Maggie Vespa, NBC News, 11 Oct. 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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