mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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Astronomers and mathematicians reasoned that if Newton’s laws are true, there must be some missing matter – another massive object – out there tugging on Uranus.
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Maria Chudnovsky from Princeton University is a leading mathematician in the field.
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Recently, Ono and two of his colleagues—William Craig, a mathematician at the U.S. Naval Academy, and Jan-Willem van Ittersum, a mathematician at the University of Cologne in Germany—identified a whole new approach for finding prime numbers.
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Samantha Thompson, Space.com, 7 July 2025
Nearly 20,000 visitors will come to UT's campus Saturday to explore more than 180 activities and demonstrations hosted by scientists, engineers, astronomers, mathematicians and others.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Maria Chudnovsky from Princeton University is a leading mathematician in the field.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2025
Recently, Ono and two of his colleagues—William Craig, a mathematician at the U.S. Naval Academy, and Jan-Willem van Ittersum, a mathematician at the University of Cologne in Germany—identified a whole new approach for finding prime numbers.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
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mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-(ə-)mə-ˈtish-ən
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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