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metamathematics

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

the logical analysis of mathematical reasoning

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: pure mathematics

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth2? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English mathematics English metamathematics From meta- + mathematics.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: մետամաթեմատիկա (metamatʻematika) — branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
  • Bashkir: метаматематика (metamatematika) — branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
  • Chinese Mandarin: 元數學 /元数学 (yuánshùxué) — branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
  • Chinese Mandarin: 超數學 /超数学 (chāoshùxué) — branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
  • Czech: metamatematika — branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
  • French: métamathématiques — branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
  • German: Metamathematik — branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
  • Icelandic: yfirstærðfræði — branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
  • Indonesian: metamatematika — branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
  • Japanese: 超数学 (chōsūgaku) — branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
  • Japanese: メタ数学 (meta sūgaku) — branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
  • Kazakh: метаматематика (metamatematika) — branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
  • Kyrgyz: метаматематика (metamatematika) — branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
  • Portuguese: metamatemática — branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature