mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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Much Ado about Nothing At the beginning of the 20th century, mathematician Ernst Zermelo created the set of rules on which modern mathematics is based.
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So instead, mathematicians approach this problem by degrees.
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Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Black doctors like Rebecca Lee Crumpler and scholars like Katherine Johnson, a mathematician at NASA, were long written out of history, Edwards says.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
Much Ado about Nothing At the beginning of the 20th century, mathematician Ernst Zermelo created the set of rules on which modern mathematics is based.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 9 May 2025
So instead, mathematicians approach this problem by degrees.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 5 May 2025
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“Mathematician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mathematician. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-(ə-)mə-ˈtish-ən
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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