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# mathematician

noun (a mathematician, mathematicians)

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

## Everyday

1. A mathematician is a person who studies maths deeply or whose job is doing maths, finding new ideas, proving things or solving hard problems. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematician/#m1)
2. Someone who is very good at maths can be called a good mathematician. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematician/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths lessons, teachers may say «think like a mathematician»: notice patterns, ask «what if?», explain and prove. In history of maths, famous mathematicians include Pythagoras, Hypatia, Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, Katherine Johnson and Srinivasa Ramanujan. Phrases: «a great mathematician», «young mathematician».

### Examples

- Katherine Johnson was a mathematician who helped send astronauts into space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematician/#x1)
- A mathematician checks that a proof works for every number. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematician/#x2)
- Our class has some keen young mathematicians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematician/#x3)
- Pythagoras was an ancient Greek mathematician. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematician/#x4)
- Mathematicians use patterns to solve problems. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematician/#x5)
- Ada Lovelace was a mathematician and the first computer programmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mathematician/#x6)

### Note

Countable noun. Spelled «mathematic-ian», with «-cian» said like «-shun»: «math-uh-muh-TISH-un». UK short form «maths», US «math», but the person is a mathematician everywhere.

## On Mova

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