Definition of MATHEMATICS

mathematics

Meanings

Noun

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

Origin / Etymology

1580s; 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.

Scrabble Score: 20

mathematics is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mathematics is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mathematics is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

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