Definitions for mathematician
ˌmæθ ə məˈtɪʃ ənmath·e·ma·ti·cian

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1. mathematiciannoun

   a person skilled in mathematics

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1. mathematiciannoun

   An expert on mathematics.

2. Etymology: Of mathematicien, from mathematique, of mathematicus.

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1. Mathematiciannoun

   A man versed in the mathematicks.

   Etymology: mathematicus, Lat. mathematicien, French.

   One of the most eminent mathematicians of the age assured me, that the greatest pleasure he took in reading Virgil was in examining Æneas’s voyage by the map. Joseph Addison, Spect.

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1. Mathematiciannoun

   one versed in mathematics

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. mathmaticien.]

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1. Mathematician

   A mathematician is a person with an extensive knowledge of mathematics who uses this knowledge in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematics is concerned with numbers, data, collection, quantity, structure, space, and change. Mathematicians involved with solving problems outside of pure mathematics are called applied mathematicians. Applied mathematicians are mathematical scientists who, with their specialized knowledge and professional methodology, approach many of the imposing problems presented in related scientific fields. With professional focus on a wide variety of problems, theoretical systems, and localized constructs, applied mathematicians work regularly in the study and formulation of mathematical models. Mathematicians and applied mathematicians are considered to be two of the STEM careers. The discipline of applied mathematics concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry; thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge. The term "applied mathematics" also describes the professional specialty in which mathematicians work on problems, often concrete but sometimes abstract. As professionals focused on problem solving, applied mathematicians look into the formulation, study, and use of mathematical models in science, engineering, business, and other areas of mathematical practice.

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How to say mathematician in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mathematician in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mathematician in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of mathematician in a Sentence

1. George Eliot, Scenes of Clerical Life - Amos Barton:

   Every man who is not a monster, mathematician or a mad philosopher, is the slave of some woman or other.

2. N. W. Dougherty, 1955:

   The ideal engineer is a composite ... He is not a scientist, he is not a mathematician, he is not a sociologist or a writer; but he may use the knowledge and techniques of any or all of these disciplines in solving engineering problems.

3. Jen:

   To be a prized scientist you have to be good at science, to be a mathematician, you have to be good at math, to be a Pulitzer prize winner, you'd have to my excellent at writing, but to be a famous person in history, learning history will get you nowhere." -Anonymous

4. James Joseph Sylvester:

   The mathematician lives long and lives young; the wings of his soul do not early drop off, nor do its pores become clogged with the earthy particles blown from the dusty highways of vulgar life.

5. Alfréd Rényi:

   A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.

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