mathematical
Of, or relating to mathematics.
Example
“a mathematical problem”
Other meanings
Extremely precise and accurate, as though having the exactness of a mathematical equation.
Possible but highly improbable.
“The team has a mathematical chance of being promoted, but they need to win the next seven matches.”
Related words
- mathematical biology
- mathematical analysis
- mathematical economics
- mathematical game
- mathematical induction
- mathematical logic
- mathematical model
- mathematical morphology
- mathematical realism
- mathematical semantics
- mathematical sociology
- mathematical space
Word history
From Medieval Latin "mathēmaticālis".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “mathematical” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.