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mathematics
noun plural but usually singular in construction math·e·mat·ics \ˌmath-ˈma-tiks, ˌma-thə-\
: the science of numbers, quantities, and shapes and the relations between them
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: the science of numbers and their operations, interrelations, combinations, generalizations, and abstractions and of space configurations and their structure, measurement, transformations, and generalizations
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: a branch of, operation in, or use of mathematics <the mathematics of physical chemistry>
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1573
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mathematics
noun math·e·mat·ics \ˌma-thə-ˈma-tiks\
Definition of MATHEMATICS for Kids
: the science that studies and explains numbers, quantities, measurements, and the relations between them
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