mathematician

noun

math·​e·​ma·​ti·​cian ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 

ˌma-thə-

: a specialist or expert in mathematics

Examples of mathematician in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The first National Medal of Science was awarded in 1963, to Theodore von Kármán, a mathematician, physicist and aerospace engineer who worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026

In 1970 mathematician Yuri Matiyasevich showed that such an algorithm is impossible. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

The massive cache of new solutions includes full or partial results for many of the problems mathematicians have considered the most important to the field. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Kelvin waves are named after the Scottish engineer, mathematician, and physicist who identified the phenomenon, William Thomson, also known as Lord Kelvin. — Simmone Shah, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mathematician

• academician
• cycloaddition
• decomposition
• diagnostician
• disinhibition
• indisposition
• interposition
• juxtaposition
• metacognition
• metaphysician
• neurotransmission
• nonrecognition

Kids Definition

mathematician

noun

math·​e·​ma·​ti·​cian ˌmath-(ə-)mə-ˈtish-ən 

: a specialist or expert in mathematics