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math·e·mat·ics

mathematics

 
pronunciation:
mae th mae tihks [or] maeth mae tihks
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part of speech: noun
definition: Mathematics is the study of numbers, amounts, and shapes.
Lenny used mathematics to figure out how long it would take him to walk from his house to his friend's house.
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Mathematics comes from mathema, an ancient Greek word that means "learning or knowledge."
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The word mathematics contains the following part:
-ics Greek noun-forming suffix that means science, study, or practice of; properties of; practices pertaining to
synonyms:
-logy, -ology