mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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Candidates running in 2026 elections include a mathematician and a microbiologist, along with multiple pediatricians and former health officials.
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Similarly, mathematicians often view the solutions to complicated algebraic equations as a manifold to better understand their properties.
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Hailing from writer-director Niki Byrne, The Julia Set has One Battle After Another breakout Infiniti playing Julia, a talented mathematician in a fiercely competitive academic environment.
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In short, a set of notoriously challenging mathematical problems first posed by the mathematician Paul Erdős.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
Similarly, mathematicians often view the solutions to complicated algebraic equations as a manifold to better understand their properties.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
Hailing from writer-director Niki Byrne, The Julia Set has One Battle After Another breakout Infiniti playing Julia, a talented mathematician in a fiercely competitive academic environment.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
In short, a set of notoriously challenging mathematical problems first posed by the mathematician Paul Erdős.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Mathematician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mathematician. Accessed 12 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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