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mathematician

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Scrabble points
22
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25
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/ˌmæθ.(ə.)məˈtɪʃ.ən/
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/ˌmæθ.(ə.)məˈtɪʃ.ən/ · /ˌmɛθ.(ə.)məˈtəʃ.ən/ · /mat̪ʰ(ə)maʈiʃ(ɪ)jən/

Definition of mathematician

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.”

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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.

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