mathematical

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl/, X-SAMPA: /%m{T@"m{tIk@l/

Adjective

mathematical (comparative more mathematical, superlative most mathematical)

1. Of, or relating to mathematics

   a mathematical problem

   • Thomas Hardy, The Well-Beloved

     […] he looked up the uninteresting left road to the fortifications. It was new, long, white, regular, tapering to a vanishing point, like a lesson in perspective. […] Smaller and smaller she waned up the rigid mathematical road, still gazing at the soldier aloft, as Pierston gazed at her.

2. Possible but highly improbable
   • The team has a mathematical chance of being promoted, but they need to win the next seven matches.

Translations

of, or relating to mathematics

• Ancient Greek: μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós)
• Armenian: մաթեմատիկական (hy) (mat'ematikakan)
• Catalan: matemàtic (ca) m
• Czech: matematický (cs) m
• Dutch: wiskundig (nl)
• Esperanto: matematika (eo)
• Finnish: matemaattinen (fi)
• French: mathématique (fr) m and f
• German: mathematisch (de)
• Icelandic: stærðfræðilegur (is)
• Ido: matematikala (io)
• Irish: matamaiticiúil (ga)
• Latin: mathēmaticus (la)

  Medieval Latin: mathēmaticālis (la)

• Latvian: matemātisks (lv)
• Lithuanian: matematinis (lt)
• Middle English: mathematical
• Norwegian: matematisk (no)
• Polish: matematyczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: matemático (pt)
• Romanian: matematic (ro) m and n, matematică (ro) f
• Scottish Gaelic: matamataigeach (gd)
• Spanish: matemático (es) m, matemática (es) f
• Swedish: matematisk (sv)
• Volapük: matematik (vo)
• Welsh: mathemategol (cy)

possible but highly improbable

• Finnish: teoreettinen (fi)
• German: rechnerisch (de)

• Norwegian: teoretisk (no)
• Swedish: matematisk (sv)