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mathematical

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math·e·mat·i·cal /ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl◂/ ●●○ adjective  1 HMrelating to or using mathematics 数学的mathematical equation/calculation/formula etc 数学方程式/计算/公式等 mathematical analysis 数学分析 the development of mathematical skills 数学技能的发展 a mathematical genius 数学天才5  See picture of calculator 计算器, protractor 量角器, compass 圆规 ...2 CAREFUL[only before noun] calculating things in a careful exact way 仔细而准确计算的 The whole trip was planned with mathematical precision. 整个旅行计划得十分周密。3. mathematical certainty something that is completely certain to happen 肯定会发生的事,确定无疑的事4. a mathematical chance (of something) a very small chance that something will happen (某事)极小的可能性mathematically /-kli/ adverb
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mathematicalPossibly not, but that is the rigorous mathematical answer to your question.mathematical calculationsThis is likely to result in over-simple mathematical descriptions with poor correlations.The mathematical experiences involved may be explored in talk with the teacher afterwards.Luther met Predestination as revealed truth: Calvin treated it as a mathematical formula and deduced the results.a mathematical formulaMany of the mathematical ideas connected with them are described in chapter 5 Water.An associated mathematical model { 81 } can reproduce the periodic but not the chaotic regime.Consequently, this view is frequently referred to as mathematical Platonism.I believed their arguments on physical grounds, but I did not like the mathematical way in which they calculated the emission.mathematical equation/calculation/formula etcRabin's method uses a stream of randomly generated characters that can be decoded with a mathematical formula.That world evolves in a clear and deterministic way, being governed by precisely formulated mathematical equations.Luther met Predestination as revealed truth: Calvin treated it as a mathematical formula and deduced the results.The mathematical calculations are not easy, but the concepts are relatively familiar.Solving all the necessary mathematical equations on paper is next to impossible.Cowan set up a mathematical equation that represented the neural activity, and built lateral inhibition into it.You can use this function to accept and evaluate an expression, such as a mathematical equation, whilst the program is running.Another use would be in a graph plotting program to accept the mathematical equation you wished to plot.
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mathematical
mathematical /ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl◂, ˌmæθɪˈmætɪkəl◂/ adjective
1. relating to or using mathematics
    mathematical equation/calculation/formula etc
    mathematical analysis
    the development of mathematical skills
    a mathematical genius
2. [only before noun] calculating things in a careful exact way:
    The whole trip was planned with mathematical precision.
3. mathematical certainty something that is completely certain to happen
4. a mathematical chance (of something) a very small chance that something will happen
—mathematically /-kli/ adverb