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mathematical adjective & noun. LME.
[formed as MATHEMATIC: see -ICAL.]
A. adjective.
a. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of mathematics. LME.
b. Of a person: expert in mathematics; studying or teaching mathematics. E16.
c. Of a concept, object, etc.: as understood or defined in mathematics. M16.
a. Astrological. M16-L17.
b. Mechanical. Only in M16.
transf.
a. Rigorously exact. M17.
Coleridge A theory conducted throughout with mathematical precision.
b. Exactly regular. L18.
J. Hawthorne Straight paths and mathematical grass-plots.
Special collocations: mathematical GEOGRAPHY. mathematical induction: see INDUCTION 1c. mathematical instrument an instrument used in drawing geometrical figures (usu. in pl.). mathematical linguist an expert in or student of mathematical linguistics. mathematical linguistics a branch of linguistics that deals with the application of mathematical models and procedures to the analysis of linguistic structure. mathematical logic logic that is mathematical in its method, manipulating symbols according to definite and explicit rules of derivation; symbolic logic. mathematical logician an expert in or student of mathematical logic. mathematical philosophy the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of mathematics. mathematical point: having a position but no extension in any dimension. mathematical table a table of the values of a mathematical function (e.g. logarithms) for different values of the variable.
b. noun. In pl. Mathematical objects or entities. obsolete exc. Hist. M16.