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An abstract representational system used in the study of numbers, shapes, structure, change and the relationships between these concepts.
* 2001 , David Salsburg, The Lady Tasting Tea: How Statistics Revolutionized Science in the Twentieth Century , page 8
* 2002 , Ian Stewart, Does God Play Dice?: The New Mathematics of Chaos , page 38
A person's ability to count, calculate, and use different systems of mathematics at differing levels.
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(wikipedia mathematics)Alternative forms
* mathematicks (obsolete)Noun
(-)- In many cases, the mathematics involved are deep and complicated.
- The answer is 'yes', and the mathematics needed is the theory of probability and its applied cousin, statistics.
- My mathematics is not very good.
- Their mathematics are not very good.
- Their mathematics is not very good.
Usage notes
* Before the beginning of the 20th century, it was proper to say "My mathematics are not very good".Synonyms
* (ability to use mathematics) numeracy * abbreviation: maths * See alsoDerived terms
* applied mathematics * astromathematics * biomathematics * discrete mathematics * ethnomathematics * metamathematics * pseudomathematics * pure mathematics * recreational mathematicsSee also
* (wikipedia "mathematics") * (Definitions of mathematics) * polymathExternal links
*PlanetMath.Org Encyclopedia*
Mathematics using gifts*
Mathematics Glossary*
Mathworld Encyclopedia