mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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In medieval Kerala, Madhava of Sangamagrama founded a school for mathematicians that developed infinite series and elements of calculus centuries before Newton or Leibniz.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2025
In medieval Kerala, Madhava of Sangamagrama founded a school for mathematicians that developed infinite series and elements of calculus centuries before Newton or Leibniz.
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
The discoveries are modest but appear to be genuine, and each was verified by human mathematicians.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2025
Physicists, mathematicians, technologists and computer scientists have jumped into the game.
—Rizwan Virk, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 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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