mathematics

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The question asked which branch of mathematics comes from the Greek word for reunite.

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  1. noun The study of the measurement, properties, and relationships of quantities and sets, using numbers and symbols.

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  • Functional skills in English, mathematics and ICT were usually well planned and taught, but inspectors saw little integration of them across schools. —  The Guardian World News
  • There is also some numerical mysticism in Chinese mathematics, but, unlike that of the Pythagoreans, it seems to have led nowhere. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • Was his answer to the second supplementary question that yes, the mathematics was absolutely wrong and this was a half-baked idea that he had not thought through? —  ScreenTalk
  • The report said: "This is helping to raise the achievement of all groups of pupils in all subjects, but especially in English, mathematics and science for older pupils." —  getreading - Reading Post - RSS feed
  • Rigorous arguments first appeared in Greek mathematics, most notably in Euclid's Elements. —  LearnHub Activities
 

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  1. From Middle English mathematik, from Old French mathematique, from Latin mathēmatica, from Greek mathēmatikē (tekhnē), mathematical (science), feminine of mathēmatikos, mathematical; see mathematical.

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  1. Pl. of mathematic: see -ics. Cf. mathematic, n.
 

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/mæθəˈmætɪks/
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