Thesaurus:mathematics

Thesaurus

mathematics

English

Noun

Sense: formal study of patterns of the world

Synonyms

• mathematics
• math    [⇒ thesaurus]
• maths

Hypernyms

• study    [⇒ thesaurus]

Meronyms

General

• applied mathematics
• pure mathematics

Specific

• arithmetic
• geometry
• analysis
• combinatorics
• algebra
• number theory
• topology
• set theory
• calculus
• category theory

Various

Key concepts - foundational

• set
• relation    [⇒ thesaurus]
• function
• operation
• mapping
• definition    [⇒ thesaurus]
• axiom
• theorem    [⇒ thesaurus]
• lemma
• proposition
• conjecture
• proof

Key concepts - specific

• number    [⇒ thesaurus]
• point
• shape    [⇒ thesaurus]
• polygon    [⇒ thesaurus]
• triangle    [⇒ thesaurus]
• angle
• vector
• vector space
• metric
• graph    [⇒ thesaurus]
• node
• edge
• probability distribution    [⇒ thesaurus]
• integral
• derivation

Key verbs

• state    [⇒ thesaurus]
• define
• prove
• reduce
• count    [⇒ thesaurus]
• add    [⇒ thesaurus]
• subtract    [⇒ thesaurus]
• multiply
• divide    [⇒ thesaurus]
• exponentiate

See also

• Category:Mathematics
• T:arithmetic operations

Further reading

• “mathematics” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “mathematics” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• Mathematics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Outline of mathematics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Glossary of areas of mathematics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mathematics: Mathematical terms Word Lists, collinsdictionary.com
• TRM Glossary, everydaymath.uchicago.edu - Fourth through Sixth Grade Everyday Mathematics