mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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Richter — who, like Cantor, had spent her entire career here, first as a research mathematician and then, after retiring, as a lecturer on the history of mathematics — gestured for Goos to sit.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
This bluffing of ours was fascinating to the brilliant mathematician and polymath John von Neumann, widely credited as the founder of the field of game theory.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
The movie is inspired by the Black female mathematicians behind the Space Race, and the design featured throughout also ties to a larger moment in culture.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 26 Feb. 2026
Richter — who, like Cantor, had spent her entire career here, first as a research mathematician and then, after retiring, as a lecturer on the history of mathematics — gestured for Goos to sit.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 25 Feb. 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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