mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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By the finale, Gaal is no longer the uncertain mathematician plucked from obscurity.
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The first prediction, devised by New Zealand mathematician Roy Kerr in 1963, builds upon Einstein’s theory of general relativity, and states that black holes should be paradoxically simple objects, described by a single equation.
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Another prediction verified by this research comes from New Zealand mathematician Roy Kerr, who developed Kerr geometry from general relativity, which describes empty spacetime around a rotating black hole, or a Kerr black hole.
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The mathematicians’ impulse is inventive and, for them, stimulating.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The first prediction, devised by New Zealand mathematician Roy Kerr in 1963, builds upon Einstein’s theory of general relativity, and states that black holes should be paradoxically simple objects, described by a single equation.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Another prediction verified by this research comes from New Zealand mathematician Roy Kerr, who developed Kerr geometry from general relativity, which describes empty spacetime around a rotating black hole, or a Kerr black hole.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The mathematicians’ impulse is inventive and, for them, stimulating.
—Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 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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