mathematical
/ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl//ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/
mathematical adjective: of, or relating to mathematics.
Adjective
mathematical (comparative more mathematical, superlative most mathematical)
- Of, or relating to mathematics.
- 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.1897, Thomas Hardy, The Well-Beloved
- Extremely precise and accurate, as though having the exactness of a mathematical equation.
- Lucinda Childs got her start with the postmodern Judson Dance Theater and became known for precise, almost mathematical choreographic patterns.2016 December 1, “Dance Listings for Dec. 2-8”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2022
- Possible but highly improbable.
- The team has a mathematical chance of being promoted, but they need to win the next seven matches.
mathematical meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
mathematical in Hindi
- of, or relating to mathematics
- गणितीय gaṇitīya
mathematical in Tamil
- கணித, கணிதத்திற்குரிய
mathematical in Marathi
- गणितीय
mathematical in Urdu
- ریاضیاتی
More languagesFewer languages
- mathematical in Bengali
- গাণিতিক, সঠিক, গণিতশাস্ত্র দ্বারা কৃত, অত্যন্ত যথাযথ
- mathematical in Malayalam
- ഗണിതശാസ്ത്രപരമായ, കൃത്യമായ, തിട്ടമായ, കണിശമായ
- mathematical in Punjabi
- ਗਣਿਤਿਕ, ਗਣਿਤਕ
- mathematical in Gujarati
- ગાણિતિક, ગણિતીય
- mathematical in Odia
- ଗାଣିତିକ
- mathematical in Nepali
- गणितीय
- mathematical in Tagalog
- sipnayin, sipnayanin
- mathematical in Arabic
- رِيَاضِيّ riyāḍiyy
Examples of mathematical in a sentence
- It has been at least an academic tradition, if no more, that mathematical studies militate against amatory inclinations.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 149:
- He also developed the mathematical theory of the pendulum.1961, Henry Semat, Fundamentals of PHYSICS, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, page 161:
- Some poems, echoing the purpose of early poetic treatises on scientific principles, attempt to elucidate the mathematical concepts that underlie prime numbers.2013 July-August, Sarah Glaz, “Ode to Prime Numbers”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4:
- They’re actually formulated from mathematical equations!2020 February 7, AJ Willingham, “What a great week for rescue pets!”, in CNN:
Forms of mathematical
| comparative | more mathematical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most mathematical |
Origin of mathematical
From Middle English mathematicalle, mathematical, from Medieval Latin mathēmaticālis.
Words formed from mathematical
- astromathematical
- biomathematical
- ethnomathematical
- geomathematical
- iatromathematical
- logicomathematical
- mathemagical
- mathematical analysis
- mathematical biology
- mathematical economics
- mathematical formula
- mathematical function
- mathematical game
- mathematical induction
- mathematicalism
- mathematicality
- mathematical logic
- mathematically
- mathematical model
- mathematical morphology
- mathematicalness
- mathematical realism
- mathematical semantics
- mathematical sociology
- mathematical space
- mathematical statistics
- mathematical structure
- metamathematical
- multimathematical
- neuromathematical
- nonmathematical
- philomathematical
- physicomathematical
- pseudomathematical
- quasimathematical
- semimathematical
- unmathematical
Phrases with mathematical
Questions about mathematical
- What does mathematical mean?
- Mathematical means of, or relating to mathematics.
- What is mathematical in Hindi?
- Mathematical in Hindi is गणितीय (gaṇitīya). See Mathematical meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use mathematical in a sentence?
- It has been at least an academic tradition, if no more, that mathematical studies militate against amatory inclinations.
- What part of speech is mathematical?
- Mathematical is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce mathematical?
- Mathematical is pronounced /ˌmæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/ (UK).
Words near mathematical in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mathematical (page history and authors); mathematical (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mathematical (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mathematical (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mathematical (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mathematical (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mathematical (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mathematical (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mathematical (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); mathematical (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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