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mathematician

noun
/ˌmæθ.(ə.)məˈtɪʃ.ən/CA/ˌmɛθ.(ə.)məˈtəʃ.ən/

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from -iānus
  2. derived from -ien
  3. derived from μαθηματικός — “fond of learning”
  4. derived from mathēmatica
  5. derived from mathematicien
  6. inherited from mathematicion

Definitions

  1. An expert on mathematics

    An expert on mathematics; someone who studies mathematics.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mathematician. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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