A professor of mathematics
Oxford Essential Dictionary
mathematics
(formal) (British, informal) maths (American, informal) math noun (no plural)
the study of numbers, measurements and shapes:
Maths is my favourite subject.
>> mathematical adjective:
a mathematical problem
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
mathematics
math‧e‧mat‧ics /ˌmæθəˈmætɪks, ˌmæθɪˈmætɪks/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: mathematicus, from Greek, from mathema 'learning, mathematics', from manthanein 'to learn']
the science of numbers and of shapes, including algebra, geometry, and arithmetic
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
mathematics
math·emat·ics [ˌmæθəˈmætɪks] [ˌmæθəˈmætɪks] (formal) (also BrE maths [mæθs] ; [mæθs] ) (also NAmE math [mæθ] ; [mæθ] ) noun
1. uncountable the science of numbers and shapes. Branches of mathematics include arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry
• the school mathematics curriculum
2. uncountable + singular or plural verb the process of calculating using numbers
• He worked out the very difficult mathematics in great detail.
Derived Words: mathematical ▪ mathematically
See also: math ▪ maths
Word Origin:
[mathematical mathematically mathematics] late 16th cent.: plural of obsolete mathematic ‘mathematics’, from Old French mathematique, from Latin (ars) mathematica ‘mathematical (art)’, from Greek mathēmatikē (tekhnē), from the base of manthanein ‘learn’.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
mathematics / ˌmæθˈmæt.ɪks / / -ˈmæt̬- / noun [ U ] ( UK informal maths , US informal math ) formal
A2 the study of numbers, shapes, and space using reason and usually a special system of symbols and rules for organizing them
→ See also algebra , arithmetic , geometry
mathematical / ˌmæθˈmæt.ɪ.k ə l / / -ˈmæt̬- / adjective
B2
a mathematical formula
mathematically / ˌmæθˈmæt.ɪ.k ə l.i / / -ˈmæt̬- / adverb
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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
mathematics
[mæ̱θəmæ̱tɪks]
1) N-UNCOUNT Mathematics is the study of numbers, quantities, or shapes.
Elizabeth studied mathematics and classics.
...a professor of mathematics at Boston College.
2) N-UNCOUNT The mathematics of a problem is the calculations that are involved in it.
Once you understand the mathematics of debt you can work your way out of it.
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
mathematics
math·e·mat·ics /ˌmæɵəˈmætɪks/ noun [noncount] : the science of numbers, quantities, and shapes and the relations between them
• Algebra, arithmetic, calculus, geometry, and trigonometry are branches of mathematics.
• She has a degree in mathematics.
• a professor of mathematics
• Mathematics is my favorite subject.
- often used before another noun
• a mathematics teacher
• the mathematics department at the university