Main Entry: math·e·mat·ics

Pronunciation: \ˌmath-ˈma-tiks, ˌma-thə-\

Function: noun plural but usually singular in construction

Date: 1573

1 : the science of numbers and their operations, interrelations, combinations, generalizations, and abstractions and of space configurations and their structure, measurement, transformations, and generalizations
2 : a branch of, operation in, or use of mathematics <the mathematics of physical chemistry>