mathematics

mathematics
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. computation, calculation, reckoning, arithmetic. See numeration.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. science of numbers, language of numbers, computation, reckoning, calculation, correlation and deduction of numbers, New math, math; see also arithmetic , science 1 .
Branches of mathematics include: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, trig*, calculus, calc*, statistics, topology, geodesy, Fourier analysis, game theory, set theory, number theory, systems analysis, quadratics. Commonly used mathematical terms include: number, fraction, symbol, equation, function, variable, constant, average, mean, median, mode, locus, graph, formula, square, square root, volume, cube, curve, circle, sector, segment, derivative, cube root, sine, cosine, secant, cosecant, tangent, cotangent, progression, parabola, hyperbola, ellipse, theorem, hypothesis, algorithm, logarithm, log, vector, dividend, quotient, sum, difference, product.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
math, arithmetic, calculation, figures, numbers, multiplication, addition and subtraction, division, algebra, calculus, geometry, equations, trigonometry. ''The music of reason.''—James Sylvester.

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