Mathematical Meaning
/ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, or relating to mathematics
adjExtremely precise and accurate, as though having the exactness of a mathematical equation.
Sentence Examples
A mathematical truth is neither simple nor complicated; it is.
Takeo is engrossed in solving mathematical problems.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The engineer applied a precise ____ method to solve the difficult problem.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The physicist developed a complex ____ model to predict the behavior of subatomic particles.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English mathematicalle, mathematical, from Medieval Latin mathēmaticālis.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…]he looked up the uninteresting left road to the fortifications. It was new, long, white, regular, tapering to a vanishing point, like a lesson in perspective. […] Smaller and smaller she waned up the rigid mathematical road, still gazing at the soldier aloft, as Pierston gazed at her."
— 1897, Thomas Hardy, The Well-Beloved:
"It has been at least an academic tradition, if no more, that mathematical studies militate against amatory inclinations."
— 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 149:
"Although Galileo had designed a pendulum clock, he never actually constructed one. The first pendulum clock was constructed by the Dutch physicist Christian Huygens (1629–1695) in 1657. He also developed the mathematical theory of the pendulum. Newton also studied the motion of a pendulum and experimented with pendulums made of different materials and of different lengths."
— 1961, Henry Semat, Fundamentals of PHYSICS, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, page 161:
"Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers. Others play with primes’ cultural associations. Still others derive their structure from mathematical patterns involving primes."
— 2013 July-August, Sarah Glaz, “Ode to Prime Numbers”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4:
"Look closely at the pretty seashell print on these blouses. They’re actually formulated from mathematical equations!"
— 2020 February 7, AJ Willingham, “What a great week for rescue pets!”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The engineer applied a precise ____ method to solve the difficult problem.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The physicist developed a complex ____ model to predict the behavior of subatomic particles.