mathematical
pronunciation
How to pronounce mathematical in British English:
UK [ˌmæθəˈmætɪkl]
How to pronounce mathematical in American English:
US [ˌmæθəˈmætɪkl]
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- Adjective:
- of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics
- relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers
- beyond question
- statistically possible though highly improbable
- characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics
Word Origin
- mathematical (adj.)
- early 15c., from Latin mathematicus (see mathematic) + -al (1). Related: Mathematically.
Example
- 1. Statistician nate silver isn 't famous because he 's a mathematical genius .
- 2. Von neumann invented a mathematical theory of games .
- 3. The authors carried out a mathematical analysis of data from fifty different nations .
- 4. Analysis of the data is usually not mathematical .
- 5. But the predictive power of mathematical physics-as opposed to the after-the-fact explanatory power of maths in other fields-is still extraordinary .