Dictionary
math•e•mat•ics
Pronunciation: (math"u-mat'iks), [key]—
n.
1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically.
2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures, operations, or properties.
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