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

The wormholes are known as Langlands correspondences, and the decades-long effort by hundreds of mathematicians to extend and exploit these correspondences is the Langlands program. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026

Using models from both OpenAI and Anthropic, the pair went about proving the problem by building on research done by mathematicians Diego Cordoba and Luis Martinez-Zoroa, the statement continued. — Greta Reich, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Jean Leray showed in 1934 that generalized solutions exist, but mathematicians never established whether smooth solutions must remain smooth. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

Bubeck emphatically denied that the two mathematicians’ work had influenced OpenAI. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 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