mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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Martin Gardner, a mathematician and longtime columnist for the magazine, wrote about the quandary.
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Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Quantum computing has been a dream of physicists and mathematicians since the 1980s, when California Institute of Technology professor Richard Feynman first proposed the idea behind a quantum computer.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
The eminent theorist and mathematician had trouble fitting into the classical form of education in his day.
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Then there's the Hopper, named for the mathematician Grace Hopper.
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Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Quantum computing has been a dream of physicists and mathematicians since the 1980s, when California Institute of Technology professor Richard Feynman first proposed the idea behind a quantum computer.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
The eminent theorist and mathematician had trouble fitting into the classical form of education in his day.
—John Werner, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Then there's the Hopper, named for the mathematician Grace Hopper.
—Joe Palca, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Mathematician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mathematician. Accessed 7 Apr. 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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