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US/ˌmæθ.məˈtɪʃ.ən/
UK/ˌmæθ.məˈtɪʃ.ən/
a person who studies or works in mathematics
In context
My uncle is a mathematician who works for a research institute.
The famous mathematician solved the problem after ten years of work.
Both of her parents are mathematicians, so math homework was never a problem.
Words that go with mathematician
adjective + noun
- famous mathematicianEuler was a famous mathematician from Switzerland.
- brilliant mathematicianShe was a brilliant mathematician even as a child.
- great mathematicianHe is remembered as a great mathematician.
- Greek mathematicianEuclid was a Greek mathematician.
verb + noun
- become a mathematicianHe dreamed of becoming a mathematician.
verb + preposition
- work as a mathematicianShe works as a mathematician at a bank.