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mathematical

/ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl/

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What does mathematical mean?

adjective

  1. Of, or relating to mathematics.
  2. (figuratively) Extremely precise and accurate, as though having the exactness of a mathematical equation.
  3. Possible but highly improbable.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl/

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In its motion the earth’s satellite was insensibly nearing the zenith, the mathematical point which it ought to attain ninety-six hours later.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
But still they did not come together, and the distance of five feet between them was maintained with an almost mathematical precision.
Frank NorrisMcTeague: A Story of San FranciscoProject Gutenberg ebook #165
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The statements may help a teacher to a larger vision of the possible results to be effected by instruction in mathematical topics.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852
The road of reason, as we have said, seldom allows itself to be reduced to a mathematical line by principles and opinions.
Carl von ClausewitzOn WarTranslated by J. J. (James John) GrahamProject Gutenberg ebook #1946
It is not, in other words, a mere idle statement based on theory or guess-work, but a mathematical truth, taken from experience.
Benjamin Nathaniel BogueStammering, its cause and cureProject Gutenberg ebook #4256