noun
- the study of numbers, shapes, quantities, and their relationships using symbols and logical reasoning
Usage: often treated as singular
Examples
- She excels in mathematics and plans to major in it.
- The mathematics behind the engineering design is complex.
- Pure mathematics focuses on abstract concepts and theories.
- Applied mathematics helps solve real-world problems.
- He struggled with mathematics in high school.
- The mathematics of probability governs many games of chance.