mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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The insight reportedly overturns a paradigm established nearly two centuries ago by popular British mathematician Lord Kelvin’s brother, James Thompson, who at the time proposed that pressure and friction contribute to ice melting alongside temperature.
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Cutting funds for basic research means fewer fellowships for brilliant cryptographers, mathematicians and physicists to find the next generation of durable security solutions.
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The mathematicians connected one knot with an unknotting number of three to its mirror image to form a larger knot.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
On his paternal side, Carlo was also related to Paolo Ruffini, who was one of the most famous mathematicians in Italy, according to the outlet.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Cutting funds for basic research means fewer fellowships for brilliant cryptographers, mathematicians and physicists to find the next generation of durable security solutions.
—Denis Mandich, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The mathematicians connected one knot with an unknotting number of three to its mirror image to form a larger knot.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
On his paternal side, Carlo was also related to Paolo Ruffini, who was one of the most famous mathematicians in Italy, according to the outlet.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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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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