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mathematically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • CMU ARPABET: M AE2 TH AH0 M AE1 T IH0 K AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: M AE2 TH AH0 M AE1 T IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

According to or using mathematics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • It is mathematically impossible to divide by zero.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with respect to mathematics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • mathematically impossible

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English mathematical Middle English -ly English -ly English mathematically From mathematical + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رياضياتيا — according to or using mathematics
  • Belarusian: матэматы́чна (matematýčna) — according to or using mathematics
  • Catalan: matemàticament — according to or using mathematics
  • Czech: matematicky — according to or using mathematics
  • Dutch: wiskundig — according to or using mathematics
  • French: mathématiquement — according to or using mathematics
  • Galician: matematicamente — according to or using mathematics
  • Georgian: მათემატიკურად (matemaṭiḳurad) — according to or using mathematics
  • German: mathematisch — according to or using mathematics
  • Hungarian: matematikailag — according to or using mathematics
  • Italian: matematicamente — according to or using mathematics
  • Polish: matematycznie — according to or using mathematics
  • Portuguese: matematicamente — according to or using mathematics
  • Romanian: în mod matematic — according to or using mathematics
  • Russian: математи́чески (matematíčeski) — according to or using mathematics
  • Spanish: matemáticamente — according to or using mathematics
  • Turkish: matematiksel olarak — according to or using mathematics
  • Ukrainian: математи́чно (matematýčno) — according to or using mathematics
  • Volapük: matematiko — according to or using mathematics
Real reading context

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