MATHEMATICAL Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

mathematical

adjective

ˌmath-ˈma-ti-kəl

Definition of mathematical

as in accurate

meeting the highest standard of accuracy produced an answer of mathematical precision

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Recent Examples of mathematical Maynard also commends the company for its presentation of the result, in light of AI’s tendency to copy humans’ mathematical results and present them as its own ideas. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026 Top models from Anthropic and OpenAI, not to mention multiple Chinese firms, have recently evinced near-superhuman hacking powers and contributed to serious mathematical research. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026 Disruptive technologies do not scale based on their abstract, mathematical capability. — Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 By using a mathematical technique to reduce the precision of some data, the researchers brought that figure down to 51 watts without compromising the system’s ability to detect dangerous computational errors. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mathematical

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The results suggest that young people aren’t having conversations about AI literacy — including how to stay safe, how artificial intelligence works and how to figure out whether chatbots are accurate, study coauthor Michael Robb said.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Simpson executed the plays called, made good decisions and was accurate.

— Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of accurate

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Instead of a surgeon physically manipulating every instrument by hand, the doctor could control a robotic system that translates those decisions into extremely precise movements.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Lengthy corners can sometimes have their wingspan work against them when needing fluid hips and precise movements in coverage.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of precise

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Building trust requires a strong data foundation, rigorous quality standards and clear visibility into how insights are generated.

— David Tobias, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Every personal finance product review is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of mortgage products.

— Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of rigorous

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