What does mathematical mean?
Definitions for mathematical
ˌmæθ əˈmæt ɪ kəlmath·e·mat·i·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
mathematicaladjective
of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics
"a mathematical textbook"; "slide rules and other mathematical instruments"; "a mathematical solution to a problem"; "mathematical proof"
numerical, mathematicaladjective
relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers
"tests for rating numerical aptitude"; "a mathematical whiz"
mathematicaladjective
beyond question
"a mathematical certainty"
mathematicaladjective
statistically possible though highly improbable
"have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs"
mathematicaladjective
characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics
"mathematical precision"
Wiktionary
mathematicaladjective
Of, or relating to mathematics
mathematicaladjective
Possible but highly improbable
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
MATHEMATICAL, MATHEMATICKadjective
Considered according to the doctrine of the mathematicians.
Etymology: mathematicus, Lat.
The East and West,
Upon the globe, a mathematick point
Only divides: thus happiness and misery,
And all extremes, are still contiguous. John Denham, Sophy.It is as impossible for an aggregate of finites to comprehend or exhaust one infinite, as it is for the greatest number of mathematick points to amount to, or constitute a body. Boyle.
I suppose all the particles of matter to be situated in an exact and mathematical evenness. Richard Bentley, Serm.
Webster Dictionary
Mathematicaladjective
of or pertaining to mathematics; according to mathematics; hence, theoretically precise; accurate; as, mathematical geography; mathematical instruments; mathematical exactness
Etymology: [See Mathematic.]
Editors Contribution
mathematical
Relating to mathematics.
The mathematical process was easy and simple.
Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'mathematical' in Adjectives Frequency: #878
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mathematical in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mathematical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of mathematical in a Sentence
And it really upset the anti-smoking people, it upset the folks who are in the nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention -- Bert Vogelstein really upset the prevention crowd, keep in mind it's a mathematical simulation, it's not a clinical trial, but [ Vogelstein is ] noting that a certain number of cases are due to replication error, DNA replication error, in normal growth.
We don't have anything against anybody. We don't have an agenda. We are looking for facts and we fact-check the right and the left, it just so happens that there's a lot more to fact-check on the right. It's just mathematical.
The mere formulation of a problem is far more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skills. To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle requires creative imagination and marks real advances in science.
An animation of real variables proves that the mathematical model is true.
Using a mathematical model the authors show that even under the most pessimistic assumption that young people are fully infectious then school closures could still have substantially less impact on the epidemic than they would for influenza-like infections.
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- matemàticCatalan, Valencian
- matematickýCzech
- mathemategolWelsh
- matematiskDanish
- mathematisch, rechnerischGerman
- matematikaEsperanto
- matemática, matemáticoSpanish
- teoreettinen, matemaattinenFinnish
- mathématiqueFrench
- matamaiticiúilIrish
- matamataigeachScottish Gaelic
- մաթեմատիկականArmenian
- matematikalaIdo
- stærðfræðilegurIcelandic
- mathēmaticus, mathēmaticālisLatin
- matematinisLithuanian
- matemātisksLatvian
- wiskundig, theoretischDutch
- matematisk, teoretiskNorwegian
- matematycznyPolish
- matemáticoPortuguese
- matematică, matematicRomanian
- математи́ческийRussian
- matematiskSwedish
- matematikVolapük
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