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math·emat·ics (mat̸h′ə mat′iks)

noun

  1. the group of sciences (including arithmetic, geometry, algebra, calculus, etc.) dealing with quantities, magnitudes, and forms, and their relationships, attributes, etc., by the use of numbers and symbols
  2. the act or process of using any of these sciences; computation

Etymology: see mathematical & -ics

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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