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

In May models from the company OpenAI, guided by humans, disproved a long-standing conjecture posed by the legendary mathematician Paul Erdős. — Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2026

There’s so many things that mathematicians are in grief about, those of us who feel grief. — ArsTechnica, 10 Nov. 2026

Pitti Uomo has tapped a mathematician to be its special guest at the upcoming menswear trade show. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

In September 2026, Open AI announced that 10,000 of its AI agents had produced a proof of a math problem that had stood for a century – a problem two human mathematicians had spent a year trying to solve. — Shahnaz Bashir, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 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