mathematically
Americanadverb
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using mathematics or mathematical principles.
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according to mathematics or from a mathematical perspective.
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in a precise and accurate way.
Example Sentences
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More than half of the pool’s brackets have already been mathematically eliminated, but Claude has one of the highest win probabilities of any entry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Perhaps a magnetic system could be designed so that it behaves mathematically like graphene.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
It is the name given to the day on which it becomes mathematically impossible for Tottenham Hotspur to finish above Arsenal in the Premier League.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Pollan traces this divide back to Galileo, who popularized the idea that science should concern itself with what can be measured and mathematically described.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Even though we had a pretty good record player in the house, it couldn’t compare with the sounds that came from the scientifically and mathematically put-in speakers that the Brown Bomber had.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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