How to Use mathematics in a Sentence

mathematics

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  • The problem, Ford stressed in 2011, was one of mathematics.
    — Carlton Reid, Forbes, 16 May 2022
  • Yet such rich mathematics can come out of just the number 2.
    — Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The medal fills an honorary void since a Nobel Prize for mathematics does not exist.
    — Amanda Taheri, PEOPLE.com, 6 July 2022
  • Who would have thought about God as an apt topic for an essay about mathematics?
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2022
  • A few days later, a 25-year-old mathematics teacher joined them.
    — Thomas Grove, WSJ, 26 May 2022
  • This game is all about mathematics, namely knowing a fair amount of prime numbers.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 14 Feb. 2022
  • But Deligne had wronged him through an ingenious piece of mathematics.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
  • And that was, in a sense, an easy question — a question of fact that could be answered with mathematics and observation.
    — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 18 Feb. 2022
  • All of which Everett exploits to parody both the Bond films and the bizarro world of physics and mathematics in the outer limits of reality.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The mathematics are in: The Detroit Red Wings have been eliminated from advancing to the playoffs for a sixth straight season.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Rhodes enrolled at Cornell in 1919 to study mathematics and had a stellar career there.
    — Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 24 Mar. 2022
  • This is a world where massive amounts of data and applied mathematics replace every other tool that might be brought to bear.
    — Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
  • An heir to a Texas oil fortune was fascinated with one of the greatest enigmas in the history of mathematics.
    — New York Times, 7 Feb. 2022
  • Of course, for those of less interested in mathematics, Pi Day has become a day to indulge in pies of all types (sweet, savory, or pizza).
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Hoover, a graduate of St. Leo University, had been a mathematics teacher at the school since 2018.
    — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 10 June 2022
  • The areas of mathematics that Hugo Duminil-Copin work on are not entirely abstract.
    — New York Times, 5 July 2022
  • The Fields Medal—one of the most prestigious honors in mathematics—is traditionally awarded at the event.
    — Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Metea Valley — Divij Garg, who plans to study mathematics.
    — Naperville Sun Staff, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2022
  • Taking care of all the mathematics and bringing this kind of system to the average developer is key.
    — Matt Ford, Ars Technica, 22 June 2022
  • While there is no question that the mathematics behind the situation make sense, the controversy comes from two main points.
    — Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The evidence has shown that school closures have left students about five months behind in mathematics and four months behind in reading.
    — Abdul El-Sayed, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2022
  • It’s a sprawling book of ideas — about mathematics, the nature of knowledge, the importance of fast cars — that also contains flatulence jokes.
    — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The mathematics of fourth-down decisions run counter to conventional wisdom, which in turn runs counter to common sense.
    — Mike Tanier, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2021
  • The mathematics of lump sums are a present value calculation, meaning the lump sum is the present value of a stream of payments at an interest rate for a period of time.
    — Leon Labrecque, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Has mathematics now finally disproved the claims of all atheists?
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2022
  • More shockingly, the tests showed that the average Black eighth grader struggled to master fourth grade mathematics.
    — oregonlive, 6 Feb. 2022
  • These people were inventing entire fields of mathematics when a lot of our ancestors were still painting our faces blue and living in caves.
    — CBS News, 15 Dec. 2021
  • The pair went on to write doctoral theses in mathematics and physics, which were largely dismissed by academics, according to CBS.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The documentary can serve as a teaching and research tool for mathematics, physics, computer science, and so much more.
    — Anatola Araba, ELLE, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The page, which listed his football achievements and noted his plans to pursue a degree in mathematics, was removed from SUU’s website after Taele was charged.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 July 2022

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