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mathematician
- /ˌmæθ.(ə.)məˈtɪʃ.ən/ Australia, Canada, US
- /ˌmɛθ.(ə.)məˈtəʃ.ən/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English mathematicion, from Middle French mathematicien, from mathematique f sg (“mathematics”) (from Latin mathēmatica, feminine of mathēmaticus, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós, “fond of learning”), from μάθημα (máthēma, “knowledge, learning”) + -ικός (-ikós)) + Middle French -ien (from Latin -iānus). Displaced native Old English rīmcræftiga. By surface analysis, mathematic + -ian.
noun mathematicians · mathematitian
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An expert on mathematics; someone who studies mathematics.
I suspect that in their hearts most working mathematicians are Platonists, in that they take it as a matter of unassailable if unprovable fact that mathematical reality stands apart from the world, and is at least as real as the world, and possibly gives shape to the world, as Plato suggested. Most
Similar: mathematicist
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Closest in meaning: math, arithmetician, statistician, logician, number theorist, algebraist, geometer, calculator, cryptanalyst, analyst, actuary, number-cruncher, quant, mathematitian, mathematicist, mathemagician
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noun expert in mathematics
| Español | matemático, matemática |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수학자 suhakja |
| 日本語 | 数学者 sūgakusha |
| 中文 | 數學家 /数学家 shùxuéjiā |
| हिन्दी | गणितज्ञ gaṇitajña |
| Kiswahili | mwanahisabati |
| Português | matemático, matemática |
| Français | mathématicien, mathématicienne |
| Deutsch | Mathematiker, Mathematikerin |
| Italiano | matematico, matematica |
| Ελληνικά | μαθηματικός mathimatikós |
| Română | matematician, matematiciană |
| Русский | матема́тик matemátik |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà toán học |
| العربية | رِيَاضِيّ riyāḍiyy, رائض |
| עברית | מָתֶמָטִיקַאי |
Talk about this word "mathematician." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mathematician. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mathematician. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mathematician "mathematician." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mathematician.Cite this
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