as in accurate
meeting the highest standard of accuracy
produced an answer of mathematical precision
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Recent Examples of mathematical
About that same time, Chinese scholars were compiling the Jiuzhang Suanshu, a mathematical treatise focused on solving practical problems with computation.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Such a tool could help experts grapple with the accelerating pace and volume of mathematical research.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
In England, Newton’s mathematical physics gets positioned as important, but not as the foundation of a research culture.
—John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
With this central concept established, each new plot point flowed from the previous one — not unlike how an unsolved mathematical equation already contains its own solution.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Such a tool could help experts grapple with the accelerating pace and volume of mathematical research.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
In England, Newton’s mathematical physics gets positioned as important, but not as the foundation of a research culture.
—John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
With this central concept established, each new plot point flowed from the previous one — not unlike how an unsolved mathematical equation already contains its own solution.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mathematical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mathematical
Adjective
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Prices were accurate at the time of publication but may change.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hedrick also won a Fiesta Bowl, in 2014, and was hailed as one of the most accurate passers in the nation.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Courts, attorneys and institutions need clinicians who can translate behavioral health histories into something more precise than a diagnosis and more useful than a stereotype.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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For the Orion module, this push is a lot more precise and requires propulsion from the module's main engine to send the astronauts on their way to the far side of the moon.—
Briana Alvarado,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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No pharmaceutical company, no academic medical center, and no government agency has found the existing preclinical data compelling enough to fund a rigorous human trial in over 30 years.—
Vikas Patel,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
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Every personal finance article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of personal finance products.—
Layla Melendez,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Mathematical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mathematical. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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