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mathematician
CEFRC1
/ˌmæθ.(ə.)məˈtɪʃ.ən/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A person who studies or works with mathematics.
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noun
Extra detailAn expert on mathematics; someone who studies mathematics.
Examples
Caroline Herschel was a singer, mathematician and astronomer.
J. Kepler, astronomer and mathematician, made a study of planets and their movements.
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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 1
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In contextYoung as he is, he is as great a mathematician as ever lived.
The true work of the mathematician is not experienced until the later parts of graduate school, when the student is challenged to create knowledge in the form of a novel proof.
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Origin
noun
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.