mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
Isabella is a writer and a mathematician and an artist and why not?
—Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle star in David Auburn’s Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play about two genius mathematicians, daughter and father, and how all the brains in the world don’t make the struggle to navigate grief, love, and doubt any easier.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Gathegi plays him as a moral mathematician, weighing outcomes with calm authority, so when the plot pivots from spectacle to strategy, his presence feels essential.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Mathematician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mathematician. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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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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