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math·e·mat·i·cal
(măth′ə-măt′ĭ-kəl) also math·e·mat·ic (-ĭk)adj.
1. Of or relating to mathematics.
2.
a. Precise; exact.
b. 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; see mendh- in Indo-European roots.]
math′e·mat′i·cal·ly adv.
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