mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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For millennia, mathematicians treated problems of chance with unsystematic guesswork.
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Things come to a head in the days leading up to the mathematician’s funeral.
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Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
For millennia, mathematicians treated problems of chance with unsystematic guesswork.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
Things come to a head in the days leading up to the mathematician’s funeral.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Harald Bohr might well be the greatest mathematician to ever play soccer.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 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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