mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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Pi is what mathematicians call the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.
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Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
This medieval manuscript, dating the to the 10th century, includes copies of the writings of Archimedes of Syracuse, a Greek mathematician and scientist who laid the foundations of modern calculus, geometry and fundamental physics.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026
Evidence found in the DOJ files indicate that Epstein funded at least one other scientific conference, this one organized by Marvin Minsky, a mathematician considered to be a founding father of artificial intelligence.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
In 1998, a group of mathematicians rewrote that conjecture in the language of running.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
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Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
This medieval manuscript, dating the to the 10th century, includes copies of the writings of Archimedes of Syracuse, a Greek mathematician and scientist who laid the foundations of modern calculus, geometry and fundamental physics.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026
Evidence found in the DOJ files indicate that Epstein funded at least one other scientific conference, this one organized by Marvin Minsky, a mathematician considered to be a founding father of artificial intelligence.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
In 1998, a group of mathematicians rewrote that conjecture in the language of running.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 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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