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/ˌmæθ (ə)ˈmædɪks/ math-uh-MAD-iks. See pronunciation. Where does the noun mathematics come from? Earliest known use. mid 1500s. The earliest known use of the noun mathematics is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for mathematics is from around 1545, in the writing of Christopher Langton, physician.
7 cze 2024 · mathematics ( uncountable) An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them. A person's ability to count, calculate, and use different systems of mathematics at differing levels. My mathematics is always improving.
noun. /ˌmæθəˈmætɪks/ (formal) ( British English also maths. /mæθs/ ) ( North American English also math. /mæθ/ ) [uncountable] the study of numbers and shapes. Branches of mathematics include arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry. the school mathematics curriculum. applied/pure mathematics. Extra Examples.
An Etymological Dictionary of Mathematical Terms used in English. Steven Schwartzman. Published and Distributed by The Mathematical Association of America. © 1994 by The Mathematical Association of America (Incorporated) Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 93-80612. Print ISBN 978-0-88385-511-9. Electronic ISBN 978-1-61444-501-2.
(English pronunciations of mathematics from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus and from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, both sources © Cambridge University Press)
31 gru 1994 · The Words of Mathematics explains the origins of over 1500 mathematical terms used in English. While other dictionaries of mathematics define technical terms, this book concentrates on where...
The Words of Mathematics explains the origins of over 1500 mathematical terms used in English. While other dictionaries of mathematics define technical terms, t...
