mathematical
/ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.04 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, or relating to mathematics.
adj
Possible but highly improbable.
Example Sentences
- "a mathematical problem"
- "[…]he looked up the uninteresting left road to the fortifications. It was new, long, white, regular, tapering to a vanishing point, like a lesson in perspective. […] Smaller and smaller she waned up the rigid mathematical road, still gazing at the soldier aloft, as Pierston gazed at her."
- "It has been at least an academic tradition, if no more, that mathematical studies militate against amatory inclinations."
- "Although Galileo had designed a pendulum clock, he never actually constructed one. The first pendulum clock was constructed by the Dutch physicist Christian Huygens (1629–1695) in 1657. He also developed the mathematical theory of the pendulum. Newton also studied the motion of a pendulum and experimented with pendulums made of different materials and of different lengths."
- "Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers. Others play with primes’ cultural associations. Still others derive their structure from mathematical patterns involving primes."
- "Look closely at the pretty seashell print on these blouses. They’re actually formulated from mathematical equations!"
Etymology
From Middle English mathematicalle, mathematical, from Medieval Latin mathēmaticālis.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: mathematicalle, mathēmaticālis
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/
- British English: /ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Mathematics.
Inflected Forms
more mathematical (comparative)
most mathematical (superlative)