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Polymath vs Mathematician - What's the difference?

polymath | mathematician |

As nouns the difference between polymath and mathematician

is that polymath is a person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge while mathematician is an expert on mathematics.

polymath

English

(wikipedia polymath)

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
  • * 1624 , , (The Anatomy of Melancholy) (2nd edn.), p.6:
    • To be thought and held Polumathes and Polihistors.

    Synonyms

    * polyhistor * renaissance man

    Antonyms

    * monomath

    Related terms

    * automath * polymathy * polymathic * polymathist

    Coordinate terms

    * factotum, handyman, jack of all trades, sciolist

    References

    * “ polymath, n. (a.)'']” listed in the '' [2nd ed., 1989 * “ polymath, n. ''and'' adj.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [3rd ed., September 2006

    mathematician

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mathematitian (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An expert on mathematics.

    • References

    * (EtymOnLine)