Mathematics

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also 1.4 External links

English

Etymology

Greek μαθηματικός (mathematikós), fond of learning, from μάθημα (máthema), science, knowledge, learning

Noun

mathematics singular (abbreviation maths (British), math (US))

1. The study of numbers, shapes, structure and change and the relationships between and properties of these concepts.
2. The ability to do mathematics.

   My mathematics isn't very good.

Translations

study

Afrikaans: wiskunde Catalan: matemàtiques f plural (ca) or matemàtica f singular (ca) Corsican: matematica Czech: matematika f Danish: matematik Dutch: wiskunde Esperanto: matematiko Estonian: matemaatika Finnish: matematiikka French: mathématiques f Frisian: wiskunde Gallegan: matemáticas f plural German: Mathematik f (de) Greek, Modern: μαθηματικά n plural

Hebrew: מתמטיקה Hungarian: matematika Icelandic: stærðfræði Interlingua: mathematica Irish: matamaitic Italian: matematica f KiSwahili: hisabati Latin: mathematica Norwegian: matematikk Polish: matematyka Portuguese: matemática f Russian: матема́тика Slovak: matematika f, počty m pl Spanish: matemáticas f plural Swedish: matematik c Turkish: matematik

ability to do mathematics

See also

• applied mathematics
• mathematical
• pure mathematics

External links

• Wikipedia article on mathematics
• Online encyclopedia of mathematics