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mathematics
- /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ UK
- /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ Canada, US
- [mæθ(.ə)ˈmæɾ.ɪks] Canada, US
- /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.əks/
- [mæθ(.ə)ˈmæɾ.əks]
- /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ Australia
- [mæθ(.ə)ˈmæɾ.ɪks] Australia
- /mɛθ(.ə)ˈmɛt.əks/ New Zealand
- [mɛθ(.ə)ˈmɛɾ.əks] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ætɪks
Where it comes from
First use appears c. 1545. From mathematic (noun) + -ics, from Middle English mathematique, methametik, matematik, matamatik, from Old French mathematique, from Latin mathēmatica (“mathematics”), from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós, “on the matter of that which is learned”), from μάθημα (máthēma, “knowledge, study, learning”). Displaced native Old English rīmcræft.
noun mathematicks
- An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. Next to Mathematics, the study of natural philosophy tends to have anti-aphrodisiac effects.
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A person's ability to count, calculate, and use different systems of mathematics at differing levels.
My mathematics is always improving.
Similar: numeracy
Similar: maths, math, mathematics
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: math, maths, mathematical, mathematically, calculation, calculations, mathematicians, students, arithmetics, algebra, numeracy, arithmetic, analysis, logic, number theory, geometry
noun
Similar: maths, math, mathematics
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noun field of study
| Español | matemáticas, matemática |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수학 suhak |
| 日本語 | 数学 sūgaku |
| 中文 | 數學 /数学 shùxué, 算學 /算学 suànxué |
| हिन्दी | गणित gaṇit, गणित-विधा gaṇit-vidhā |
| Kiswahili | hisabati |
| Português | matemática |
| Français | mathématiques |
| Deutsch | Mathematik |
| Italiano | matematica |
| Ελληνικά | μαθηματικά mathimatiká |
| Română | matematică |
| Русский | матема́тика matemátika |
| Tiếng Việt | toán học |
| العربية | رِيَاضَة riyāḍa, رِيَاضِيَّات riyāḍiyyāt, عِلْم الحِسَاب ʕilm al-ḥisāb |
| עברית | מָתֵמָטִיקָה matemátika |
noun person's ability to use mathematics
| Italiano | matematica |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | μαθηματικά mathimatiká |
Talk about this word "mathematics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mathematics. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mathematics. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mathematics "mathematics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mathematics.Cite this
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