mathematica Latin · revision 9408

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=Seneca|origins=grc μάθημα}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ma.tʰeːˈma.tɪ.ka]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ma.teˈmaː.ti.ka]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''mathēmatica''' ''f'' (genitive mathēmaticae); first declension^(Wiktionary)

+ Also ''mathēmaticē'', genitive ''-ēs''.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the feminine of [[mathēmaticus]] “mathematical” (understood with ⟨ars⟩), after [[bor|grc|μαθηματική|tr=mathēmatikḗ]] (⟨tékhnē⟩) “the mathematical art”, from [[m|grc|μάθημα|tr=máthēma|t=learning, science]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Köbler 2010)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Gaffiot cites Seneca's letters for mathematics.^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Seneca 4 BC–65 AD.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was the science of mathematics, as in Seneca, and astrology, as in Suetonius.^(OLD 2012)^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ English took it as ''mathematik'' in the late 14th century, from Old French ''mathematique'' and directly from Latin; it was replaced by [[en|mathematics]] in the early 17th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 4 BC–65 AD – Seneca uses it of mathematics.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 75–c. 150 AD – Suetonius uses it of astrology.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * late 14th century – English ''mathematik'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # [[m|en|mathematics|alt=Mathematics]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # [[m|en|astrology|alt=Astrology]].^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[mathēmaticus]]

+ * [[en|mathematics]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}