Definition of mathmatics
1. mathematics [ n ] a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
Used in print:(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)
From the town surveyor , Hans learned drawing and mathematics and , from a university_student , some academic subjects .
(Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)
He not_only knew soldiering , but mathematics , history and literature as_well .
(James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)
So , too , is the mathematical competence of a college graduate who has majored in mathematics .
(Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)
This is an unsolved problem which probably has never been seriously investigated , although one frequently hears the comment that we have insufficient specialists of the kind who can compete with the Germans or Swiss , for_example , in precision machinery and mathematics , or the Finns in geochemistry .
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