mathematics
noun
Simple meaning
The study of numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
mæθəˈmætɪks
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Definition
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noun
The study of numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The study of numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.
Used this way, mathematics is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- math , more casual, better suited to speech than writing
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- “He finds advanced mathematics a challenging but rewarding subject.”noun
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Word family
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Related to a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement.
With respect to mathematics.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics.
Someone who teaches mathematics.
The branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world.
The branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness.
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A person skilled in mathematics.
Calculation by mathematical methods.
Calculation by mathematical methods.
Any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind.
A mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function).
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