MATHEMATIC Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

mathematical

adjective

ˌmath-ˈma-ti-kəl

Definition of mathematical

as in accurate

meeting the highest standard of accuracy produced an answer of mathematical precision

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Recent Examples of mathematical OpenAI published the latest mathematical solutions to GitHub, the code repository site. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026 OpenAI announced hundreds of mathematical breakthroughs, stunning the field with the booming capabilities of its technology. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Among other things, Bakker had offered nearly 160,000 people the opportunity to reserve a room at the 500-room Heritage Grand Hotel for three nights a year for life for $1,000 — a mathematical impossibility. — Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 The mathematical problems that made RSA and elliptic-curve cryptography secure—specifically, the difficulty of factoring large numbers and solving discrete logarithms—are threatened by advances in quantum computing. — Amit Sinha, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mathematical

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Moreover, the company says automatic workout recognition is twice as accurate as before, with 50% fewer missed activities.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Google says the new model means auto activity tracking is twice as accurate and supports over 100 activities.

— Victoria Song, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of accurate

Adjective

But actually, the precise challenge was to not treat it as a joke.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The smaller probe will then head toward the asteroid's surface, a descent that should take two to three hours depending on 269 Justitia's precise gravity, which remains unknown.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of precise

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Finally, Horrigan noted that inbound freight deserves the same rigorous management as outbound, stressing that procurement teams need visibility into the freight component of supplier pricing.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
The whole piece is about the free and rigorous interplay of line.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of rigorous

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