mathematician
noun/ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃn/
/ˌmæθəməˈtɪʃn/
- a person who is an expert in mathematics
- one of the greatest mathematicians of all time
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brilliant
- distinguished
- eminent
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French mathematicien, from Latin mathematicus ‘mathematical’, from Greek mathēmatikos, from mathēma, mathēmat- ‘science’, from the base of manthanein ‘learn’.Definitions on the go
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