mathematician
noun
math·e·ma·ti·cian
ˌmath-mə-ˈti-shən 
ˌma-thə-
: a specialist or expert in mathematics
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In the initial film The Accountant, directed by Gavin O'Connor, Affleck plays Christian, a highly skilled autistic mathematician who works as a freelance accountant for dangerous criminal organizations.
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Otero, who’s a pretty good mathematician, also provides players’ with optional rule variations that further increase the game’s authenticity.
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Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 5 May 2025
Ted Kaczynski, a brilliant but mentally troubled mathematician who had retreated years earlier to a remote hovel in Montana, had been arrested based on information from a tipster to the F.B.I., ending one of the longest and most expensive manhunts in American history.
—Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
In the initial film The Accountant, directed by Gavin O'Connor, Affleck plays Christian, a highly skilled autistic mathematician who works as a freelance accountant for dangerous criminal organizations.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Otero, who’s a pretty good mathematician, also provides players’ with optional rule variations that further increase the game’s authenticity.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Mathematician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mathematician. Accessed 16 May. 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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