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# mathematical

adjective (mathematical, more mathematical)

«mathematical» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with mathematics. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematical/#m1)
2. Done carefully, exactly and logically, like a calculation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematical/#m2)
3. (mathematical certainty / chance) Exact, as sure or as small as numbers can show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematical/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths lessons, pupils solve mathematical problems, use mathematical symbols (+, −, ×, ÷, =) and mathematical language (sum, product, difference). In everyday life, someone with a «mathematical mind» thinks logically. Phrases: mathematical problem, mathematical symbol, mathematical vocabulary, mathematical certainty.

### Examples

- We use mathematical symbols like + and =. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematical/#x1)
- Our homework is a mathematical puzzle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematical/#x2)
- She has a very mathematical mind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematical/#x3)
- The tiles were laid with mathematical precision. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematical/#x4)
- Ada Lovelace was a great mathematical thinker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematical/#x5)
- Explain your answer using mathematical words like «sum» and «difference». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematical/#x6)
- It is a mathematical certainty that 2 + 2 = 4. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematical/#x7)
- “How do you know?” said the Mathematical Master, “you have never seen one.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematical/#x8)

### Note

Adjective; adverb: mathematically. Spelling: math-e-mat-i-cal (there is an «e» after «math»). Pronounced math-uh-MAT-i-kul.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah counts the combinations of the twenty-two letters, and readers see this as showing that creation works by number and letter together. In the primary lessons: In maths lessons, pupils solve mathematical problems, use mathematical symbols (+, −, ×, ÷, =) and mathematical language (sum, product, difference). In everyday life, someone with a «mathematical mind» thinks logically. Phrases: mathematical problem, mathematical symbol, mathematical vocabulary, mathematical certainty.

### Examples

- Together these represent the mathematical-linguistic foundations of Creation; see notes on 1:2 below. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mathematical/#x1)
- 22) The number of combinations of twenty-two letters two and two without any permutation is according to the mathematical formula (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mathematical/#x2)
- ") In the Americnn Mathematical Moitlhhi, 1909, p 177, G. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mathematical/#x3)

### Note

Adjective; adverb: mathematically. Spelling: math-e-mat-i-cal (there is an «e» after «math»). Pronounced math-uh-MAT-i-kul.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mathematical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematical/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «mathematical» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mathematical/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mathematical» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mathematical.html) on Mova free.