mathematical

UK/ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/US/ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/

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Mathematical means to do with numbers and their study. A mathematical proof, mathematical modelling, mathematical certainty.

Mathematical certainty is a real category and the only kind there is, since everything else rests on evidence rather than proof. Mathematical is used loosely to mean precise, as in mathematical precision.

Definitions of mathematical

1adjectivemathematicalTo do with numbers and their study.C1
“She has a mathematical mind and can solve difficult sums in her head.”

mathematical is a quality.

Where it comes from

Latin mathematicalis comes from Greek mathema, a lesson or thing learned.

Medieval Latin
mathēmaticālis
Middle English
mathematicalle
English, today
mathematical

From Middle English mathematicalle, mathematical, from Medieval Latin mathēmaticālis.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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mathematical in the wild

The relationship between mathematical truth, logic, and reality is a subject of philosophical debate.
Mathematics
A mathematical model is an abstract description of a concrete system using mathematical concepts and language.
Mathematical model
The process of developing a mathematical model is termed mathematical modeling.
Mathematical model
Basic objects of study in mathematical analysis include the real numbers, functions, sequences, series, and limits.
Mathematical analysis
More formally, a mathematical symbol is any grapheme used in mathematical formulas and expressions.
Glossary of mathematical symbols

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