# mathematical

Pronunciation: say "math-uh-MAT-i-kuhl" /ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl/

## Adjective

1. Relating to mathematics or the study of numbers, shapes, and quantities.
   - Simple: Connected with math or the study of numbers.
   - _The theorem rests on a rigorous mathematical proof._
   - _Climate researchers rely on mathematical models to forecast long-term trends._
2. Extremely precise and accurate, as if having the exactness of an equation.
   - Simple: Very exact and correct, like a perfect calculation.
   - _The carpenter cut each joint with mathematical exactness._
   - _The orchestra kept a mathematical evenness of tempo throughout the piece._
3. Possible in principle but extremely unlikely to actually occur.
   - Simple: Possible in theory but almost never going to happen.
   - _With one game left, their playoff hopes were a purely mathematical prospect._
   - _Surviving such a fall unharmed remains a mathematical rather than a realistic outcome._

## Origin

From Middle English mathematicalle or mathematical, which came from Medieval Latin mathēmaticālis.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mathematical (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).