Words / B1

math-uh-MAT-ikl/ˌmæθəˈmætɪkl/

Mathematical means connected with mathematics. Maths is the school subject (already in the dictionary); numeric is narrower. Exam timetables: the mathematical methods paper is separate from English.

Meaning

Connected with mathematics.

Examples

• “The mathematical methods paper is in the afternoon, not with English.”
• “A mathematical error in the spreadsheet is not the same as a policy choice.”

Good to know

mathematical + methods / model / error. Subject: maths. Exams / research. Not “mathematic” as the usual UK adjective.

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