adj
Meaning 1
Of, or relating to mathematics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a mathematical problem
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mathematical
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/
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/ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/ General American, Canada, weak vowel distinction
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[ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæɾ.ɪ.kəl] General American, Canada, weak vowel distinction
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/ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ə.kəl/ weak vowel merger
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[ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæɾ.ə.kəl] weak vowel merger
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Australian: /ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/
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Australian: [ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæɾ.ɪ.kəl]
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adj
Meaning 2
Extremely precise and accurate, as though having the exactness of a mathematical equation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Possible but highly improbable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The team has a mathematical chance of being promoted, but they need to win the next seven matches.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- tests for rating numerical aptitude
- a mathematical whiz
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: numerical
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a mathematical textbook
- slide rules and other mathematical instruments
- a mathematical solution to a problem
- mathematical proof
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- mathematical precision
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
statistically possible though highly improbable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
beyond question
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a mathematical certainty
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English mathematicalle, mathematical, from Medieval Latin mathēmaticālis.
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: رِيَاضِيّ (riyāḍiyy) — of, or relating to mathematics
- Armenian: մաթեմատիկական (matʻematikakan) — of, or relating to mathematics
- Asturian: matemáticu — of, or relating to mathematics
- Belarusian: матэматы́чны (matematýčny) — of, or relating to mathematics
- Bulgarian: математически (matematičeski) — of, or relating to mathematics
- Catalan: matemàtic — of, or relating to mathematics
- Cornish: mathematigel — of, or relating to mathematics
- Corsican: matematicu — of, or relating to mathematics
- Czech: matematický — of, or relating to mathematics
- Danish: matematisk — of, or relating to mathematics
- Dutch: wiskundig — of, or relating to mathematics
- Esperanto: matematika — of, or relating to mathematics
- Finnish: matemaattinen — of, or relating to mathematics
- French: mathématique — of, or relating to mathematics
- Friulian: matematic — of, or relating to mathematics
- Georgian: მათემატიკური (matemaṭiḳuri) — of, or relating to mathematics
- German: mathematisch — of, or relating to mathematics
- Ancient Greek: μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós) — of, or relating to mathematics
- Hebrew: מָתֵמָטִי (matematí) — of, or relating to mathematics
- Hindi: गणितीय (gaṇitīya) — of, or relating to mathematics
- Hungarian: matematikai — of, or relating to mathematics
- Icelandic: stærðfræðilegur — of, or relating to mathematics
- Ido: matematikala — of, or relating to mathematics
- Irish: matamaiticiúil — of, or relating to mathematics
- Italian: matematico — of, or relating to mathematics
- Kazakh: математикалық (matematikalyq) — of, or relating to mathematics
- Latin: mathēmaticus — of, or relating to mathematics
- Latin: mathēmaticālis — of, or relating to mathematics
- Latvian: matemātisks — of, or relating to mathematics
- Lithuanian: matematinis — of, or relating to mathematics
- Macedonian: математички (matematički) — of, or relating to mathematics
- Maltese: matematiku — of, or relating to mathematics
- Middle English: mathematical — of, or relating to mathematics
- Norwegian Bokmål: matematisk — of, or relating to mathematics
- Norwegian Nynorsk: matematisk — of, or relating to mathematics
- Occitan: matematic — of, or relating to mathematics
- Polish: matematyczny — of, or relating to mathematics
- Portuguese: matemático — of, or relating to mathematics
- Romanian: matematic — of, or relating to mathematics
- Russian: математи́ческий (matematíčeskij) — of, or relating to mathematics
- Scottish Gaelic: matamataigeach — of, or relating to mathematics
- Slovak: matematický — of, or relating to mathematics
- Slovene: matematični — of, or relating to mathematics
- Spanish: matemático — of, or relating to mathematics
- Swedish: matematisk — of, or relating to mathematics
- Tagalog: sipnayin — of, or relating to mathematics
- Tagalog: sipnayanin — of, or relating to mathematics
- Turkish: matematiksel — of, or relating to mathematics
- Ukrainian: математи́чний (matematýčnyj) — of, or relating to mathematics
- Volapük: matematik — of, or relating to mathematics
- Welsh: mathemategol — of, or relating to mathematics
- Dutch: theoretisch — possible but highly improbable
- Finnish: teoreettinen — possible but highly improbable
- German: rechnerisch — possible but highly improbable
- Norwegian: teoretisk — possible but highly improbable
- Swedish: matematisk — possible but highly improbable
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