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MATHEMATICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics
Example:
mathematical precision
Classified under:
Similar:
exact (marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Derivation:
mathematics (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Statistically possible though highly improbable
Example:
have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs
Classified under:
Similar:
possible (capable of happening or existing)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Beyond question
Example:
a mathematical certainty
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unquestionable (incapable of being questioned)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers
Example:
a mathematical whiz
Synonyms:
mathematical; numerical
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Adjectives
Sense 5
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics
Example:
mathematical proof
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
mathematics (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Derivation:
mathematics (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Context examples:
A mathematical device or model that shows relationships between things.
(Nomogram, NCI Dictionary)
A statement written in symbols that two objects, e.g. mathematical expressions, or arrays of symbols representing a chemical reaction, are equal under certain conditions.
(Equation, NCI Thesaurus)
The practical application of physical, mechanical, and mathematical principles.
(Engineering, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
NOTE(S):Formulas are used for direct mathematical calculations.
(Defined Expression Variable Relationship, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
The application of engineering and mathematical principles to electrical problems
(Electrical Engineering, NCI Thesaurus)
The new value is derived from Mars’ gravity field, a global model that can be extracted from satellite tracking data using sophisticated mathematical tools.
(New Gravity Map Suggests Mars Has a Porous Crust, NASA)
Aveling, the mathematical master, was sure upon the point.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The servants cut our bread into cones, cylinders, parallelograms, and several other mathematical figures.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
The procedure or activity of determining something by mathematical or logical methods.
(Calculation, NCI Thesaurus)
A mathematical distribution whose shape is determined by its one parameter, the degree(s) of freedom (df).
(Chi-Square Distribution, NCI Thesaurus)
