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

That fall, Dyatlov and Bourgain gathered mathematicians from around the world in New Jersey for a workshop, hoping to extend the proof to higher dimensions. — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026

The advance leans on techniques from several mathematicians, and two Anthropic mathematicians, Levent Alpöge and Ralph Furman, studied and validated the proof. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Born in the Soviet Union in 1974, Beloozerov was raised by his mother Lena and stepfather Nikolai Beloozerov, a Soviet dissident and a mathematician, among a community of intellectuals in southwestern Moscow. — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Other attendees included mathematicians George Szekeres and Esther Klein. — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 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