adj.

1. Of or relating to mathematics.
2. 1. Precise; exact.
   2. Absolute; certain.
3. Possible according to mathematics but highly improbable: The team has only a mathematical chance to win the championship.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin mathēmaticālis, from Latin mathēmaticus, from Greek mathēmatikos, from mathēma, mathēmat-, science, learning, from manthanein, math-, to learn.]

mathematically math'e·mat'i·cal·ly adv.

adj

Definition: rigorous
Antonyms: imprecise, vague

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The adjective has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: of or pertaining to or of the nature of mathematics
  Pertains to noun: mathematics (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers
  Synonym: numerical

Meaning #3: beyond question

Meaning #4: statistically possible though highly improbable

Meaning #5: (mathematics) characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - matematisk, pinligt nøjagtigt

Nederlands (Dutch)
wiskundig, precies, zeker, mogelijk maar onwaarschijnlijk

Français (French)
adj. - mathématique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mathematisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μαθηματικός, των μαθηματικών

Italiano (Italian)
matematico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - matemático

Русский (Russian)
математический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - matemático

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - matematisk

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
数学的, 精确的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 數學的, 精確的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 수학의, 수리에 밝은, 정확한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 数学の, 数学用の, 非常に正確な, 数理的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رياضي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתמטי, מדוייק‬

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