mathesis

noun

mathe·​sis

məˈthēsə̇s,

ˈmathəs-

plural matheses

archaic

: science, learning : mental discipline

especially : mathematics

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek mathēsis acquisition of knowledge, from mathein, manthanein to learn

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