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Mathematics ˌmæθəˈmætɪks Noun Bre School Curriculum Worked Difficult

Word mathematics
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˌmæθəˈmætɪks / NAmE / ˌmæθəˈmætɪks /
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  • the school mathematics curriculum
  • he worked out the very difficult mathematics in great detail.
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mathematics

(noun)BrE / ˌmæθəˈmætɪks / NAmE / ˌmæθəˈmætɪks /
  1. the science of numbers and shapes. Branches of mathematics include arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry.
    • the school mathematics curriculum
  2. the process of calculating using numbers
    • See related entries: Mathematical terminology
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/mathematical_terminology/mathematics_3
    • He worked out the very difficult mathematics in great detail.

    Word Origin

    • late 16th cent.: plural of obsolete mathematic ‘mathematics’, from Old French mathematique, from Latin (ars) mathematica ‘mathematical (art)’, from Greek mathēmatikē (tekhnē), from the base of manthanein ‘learn’.
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