2006-10-06 14:16:49 · 20 answers · asked by chena 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
A mathematician is a person skilled in mathematics.
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. People who apply mathematics to other fields, but do not contribute directly to mathematics, are generally not considered mathematicians.
Mathematicians are employed by private firms in various capacities or as professors at universities or other educational institutions, by research organizations, or by military or civilian government agencies. The largest employer of mathematicians in the United States, for instance, is the National Security Agency.
2006-10-06 14:17:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, the genius Paul Erdos said that a mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.
Here is a short joke for you:
Q: What is the difference between a mathematician and a philosopher?
A: The mathematician only needs paper, pencil, and a trash bin for his work - the philosopher can do without the trash bin...
2006-10-06 21:24:09 · answer #2 · answered by jenh42002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A true Mathematician is one who sees the aesthetic beauty in the Mathematics of the World. A mathematician ponders the question "Is nature governed by Maths or Maths governed by nature?" only to come to the answer that they are both one and the same.
2006-10-06 22:11:45 · answer #3 · answered by Afro-G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
math‧e‧ma‧ti‧cian /ËmæθÉmÉËtɪÊÉn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[math-uh-muh-tish-uhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
an expert or specialist in mathematics.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME mathematicion. See mathematics, -ian]
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n.
A person skilled or learned in mathematics.
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mathematician
n : a person skilled in mathematics
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2006-10-06 21:17:50 · answer #4 · answered by shaniB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mathematician is a person skilled in Literature. Many dictionaries are written by famous mathematicians.
2006-10-06 22:20:35 · answer #5 · answered by canadastani 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mathematician is a person whose area of study and research is mathematics.
2006-10-06 21:18:44 · answer #6 · answered by Bob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a mathematician is a person who specializes in math and whose promary area of study and research is the feild of mathematics. But people who apply mathematics to other feilds, but do not contribute directly to mathematics, are generally not considered mathematicians
2006-10-06 21:24:34 · answer #7 · answered by Rosa F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person who is insanely good at math and studies it. I've heard that these people, while brilliant, can be a bit strange and out of touch with the outside world....
2006-10-06 21:21:52 · answer #8 · answered by person 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person with at least a Bachelor's degree in math
2006-10-07 08:17:20 · answer #9 · answered by Melody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person skilled or learned in mathematics.
2006-10-06 22:10:24 · answer #10 · answered by Jay 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋