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mathematics

mathematics
(mth-mtks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
The study of the measurement, properties, and relationships ofquantities and sets, using numbers and sy
mbols.

[From Middle English mathematik, from Old French mathematique, fromLatin mathmatica, from Gr
eek mathmatik (tekhn), mathematical(science), feminine of mathmatikos, mathematical; see
mathematical.]
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright 2011 by Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All
rights reserved.

mathematics
(mmtks; mmt-)
n
1. (Mathematics) (functioning as singular) a group of related sciences, includingalgebra, geometry, and ca
lculus, concerned with the study of number, quantity,shape, and space and their interrelationships by usin
g a specialized notation
2. (Mathematics) (functioning as singular or plural) mathematical operations andprocesses involved in the
solution of a problem or study of some scientific field

[C14: mathematik (n), via Latin from Greek (adj), from mathma a science,mathmatikos (adj); related to
manthanein to learn]
Collins English Dictionary Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 HarperCollins Publishers
1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mathematics
(m mt ks)
n.
1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationshipsbetween figures and forms, a
nd relations between quantities expressedsymbolically.
2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures, operations, or properties.
[13501400; < Latin < Greek mathmatik (tchn) scientific (craft) =mathmat- lesson,learning + -ik, ic; see -ics]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005,
1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

mathematics
(mth-mtks)
The study of the measurement, relationships, and properties of quantities andsets, using numbers and sy
mbols. Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and calculus arebranches of mathematics.
The American Heritage Dictionary of Student Science, Second Edition. Copyright 2014 by Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All
rights reserved.

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