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Added 9 October 2026

mathematics

/mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ noun

In Latin: mathēmatica Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mathematics at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.
My mathematics is always improving.

Origin

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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