Tra từ mathematics - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

see also NUMBER
- the science or study of numbers: maths (AmE math)(noun U), (formal) mathematics (noun U)
He's very good at maths. ◎ a maths exam ◎ There is a shortage of mathematics and science graduates.
- connected with mathematics: mathematical (adverb mathematically)
- a person who is an expert in mathematics: mathematician
- the part of mathematics which involves counting with numbers: arithmetic (noun U)
- the part of mathematics in which letters and symbols are used to represent numbers: algebra (noun U)
- the part of mathematics which studies lines, angles, shapes, curves, etc: geometry (noun U)
- numbers that have been collected in order to provide information about sth: statistics (noun plural); the science of collecting and analysing these numbers: statistics (noun U); adjective: statistical (adverb statistically)
- a person who is an expert in statistics: statistician
- a question that you must find the answer to in mathematics: problem
- to find the answer to sth by adding numbers, taking numbers away, etc: work sth out, calculate sth
I'm trying to work out how much I owe you. ◎ I've calculated the cost of going on holiday this year.
- something calculated by using numbers in this way: sum, calculation
a difficult sum ◎ a complicated calculation
- a small electronic machine that calculates sums: calculator
- a statement that two quantities are equal (for example, 2a + 5b = 60): equation
- to find an answer to a mathematical problem: solve sth
It was rather a difficult problem to solve. ◎ to solve an equation
- the result you get when you solve a mathematical problem: answer, solution
Did you manage to find the answer?
- a long thin mark on the surface of sth: line
- the space between two lines or surfaces that meet: angle
- the physical outline or outer form of sth: shape
- a line which curves round to form the shape of a ring so that every point on it is the same distance from the centre: circle
- an object that has length, width and height; not a flat object: solid; adjective: solid
※ more on lines, angles, circles and other shapes LINE, ANGLE, CIRCLE, SHAPE
- a mathematical diagram in which a line or curve shows the relationship between two quantities: graph
- a fixed line used for marking measurements on a graph: axis
- the axis going from top to bottom: vertical axis, y axis
- the axis going from left to right: horizontal axis, x axis
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- a basic understanding of numbers and mathematics: numeracy (noun U); a person who has this kind of understanding is numerate