mathematics
/ˌmæθəˈmætɪks/plural noun
usu. treated as sing.
1- the abstract science of number, quantity, and space. Mathematics may be studied in its own right (pure mathematics), or as it is applied to other disciplines such as physics and engineering (applied mathematics).数学。
1.1
- often treated as pl. the mathematical aspects of something数学应用：
the mathematics of general relativity.
广义相对论对数学的应用。
词源
late 16th cent.: plural of obsolete mathematic 'mathematics', from Old French mathematique, from Latin （ars） mathematica 'mathematical (art)', from Greek mathēmatikē （tekhnē）, from the base of manthanein 'learn'.