Meaning

2 senses

  1. (uncountable)An abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.

    Mathematik

    матема́тикаmatemátika

    матема́тикаmatemátyka

  2. (uncountable)A person's ability to count, calculate, and use different systems of mathematics at differing levels.

    My mathematics is always improving.

More definitions
  • a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

Examples

317 sentences

  1. My brother is good at mathematics.

    Мій брат добре розуміється на математиці.

    ruМой брат хорошо разбирается в математике.

    deMein Bruder ist gut in Mathematik.

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  2. Algebra is a branch of mathematics.

    Алгебра — це розділ математики.

    ruАлгебра - это раздел математики.

    deAlgebra ist ein Zweig der Mathematik.

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  3. I don't like mathematics very much.

    Я не дуже люблю математику.

    ruЯ не очень люблю математику.

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  4. He teaches mathematics as well as English.

    Крім англійської, він викладає і математику.

    ruОн преподаёт математику, а также английский.

    deEr lehrt Mathematik sowie Englisch.

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  5. Tom doesn't like mathematics.

    Том не любить математику.

    ruТом не любит математику.

    deTom mag kein Mathe.

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Origin

First use appears c. 1545. From mathematic (noun) + -ics, from Middle English mathematique

First use appears c. 1545. From mathematic (noun) + -ics, from Middle English mathematique, methametik, matematik, matamatik, from Old French mathematique, from Latin mathēmatica (“mathematics”), from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós, “on the matter of that which is learned”), from μάθημα (máthēma, “knowledge, study, learning”). Displaced native Old English rīmcræft.

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Synonyms

4 synonyms
mathA1maths
ability to use mathematics:numeracy
Close in meaning
  • a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement:mathmaths

Word family

60 related words
RelatedmathematicalB2mathematicianB1setA2relationB1functionB1operationB1definitionB1axiomC2propositionC2conjectureC2proofB1numberA1pointA1shapeA2triangleB2angleB1metricB2graphB1edgeB1integralC1stateA2defineB1proveB1reduceB1
DerivedmathA1applied mathematicsastromathematicsbiomathematicsdiscrete mathematicsethnomathematicsfuzzy mathematicsgeomathematicsiatromathematicsmathematesemathletemetamathematicsphysicomathematicspseudomathematicspure mathematicsrecreational mathematicsreform mathematicsreverse mathematics

Lessons for this word

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mathA1mathematicalB2mathematicallymathematicianB1matineemating
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