mathematical
adjective
math·e·mat·i·cal
ˌmath-ˈma-ti-kəl 
ˌma-thə-
variants
or less commonly mathematic
ˌmath-ˈma-tik
ˌma-thə-
1
: of, relating to, or according with mathematics
3
: possible but highly improbable
only a mathematical chance
Examples of mathematical in a Sentence
They recorded the changes with mathematical precision.
The team has only a mathematical chance of making the play-offs.
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For this reason, when describing the chirality of massive particles, physicists often refer to the mathematical description of the particle’s quantum properties.
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The piece is sweeping and exploratory, but with a persistent mathematical undercurrent—qualities that should maybe be oxymoronic working in tandem.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
To find out, Gore and his colleagues reached for one of the first mathematical models in ecology.
—Gabriel Popkin, Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2025
But then, too, there was the imaginative rigor of the posthumous realms Dante conjured from those lines, which had, over the centuries, attracted mathematical minds possessed of vastly more sophistication than my own.
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Zack Savitsky, Wired News, 22 June 2025
The piece is sweeping and exploratory, but with a persistent mathematical undercurrent—qualities that should maybe be oxymoronic working in tandem.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
To find out, Gore and his colleagues reached for one of the first mathematical models in ecology.
—Gabriel Popkin, Quanta Magazine, 16 June 2025
But then, too, there was the imaginative rigor of the posthumous realms Dante conjured from those lines, which had, over the centuries, attracted mathematical minds possessed of vastly more sophistication than my own.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for mathematical
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“Mathematical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mathematical. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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mathematical
adjective
math·e·mat·i·cal
ˌmath-ə-ˈmat-i-kəl
math-ˈmat-
1
: of, relating to, or according with mathematics
2
: very exact
mathematical precision
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