mathematics

noun

/ˌmæθəˈmætɪks/

(formal)

(British English also maths

/mæθs/

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(North American English also math

/mæθ/

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[uncountable] the science of numbers and shapes. Branches of mathematics include arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry.数学
- the school mathematics curriculum学校数学课程
- applied/pure mathematics应用[纯粹]数学
Extra Examples
- Both science and mathematics show us that the universe has not been around for an infinite duration of time.科学和数学都告诉我们，宇宙并不是无限长时间存在的。
- Galileo was appointed professor of mathematics at the University of Padua.伽利略被任命为帕多瓦大学的数学教授。
- There is a whole field of applied mathematics which is eminently practical.有一整个应用数学领域非常实用。
- Astronomy in this mould becomes a branch of pure mathematics.天文学在这种模式下成为纯数学的一个分支。
Topics Educationa2, Maths and measurementa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- applied
- pure
- school
- …
phrases
- a branch of mathematics
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[uncountable + singular or plural verb] the process of calculating using numbers运算；计算
- He worked out the very difficult mathematics in great detail.他十分详细地解答了那些很难的运算。
- Her proof is a remarkable piece of mathematics.她的证明是一个了不起的数学作品。
Topics Maths and measurementa2

Word Originlate 16th cent.: plural of obsolete mathematic ‘mathematics’, from Old French mathematique, from Latin (ars) mathematica ‘mathematical (art)’, from Greek mathēmatikē (tekhnē), from the base of manthanein ‘learn’.