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matematica

mathematics

noun mah-teh-MAH-tee-kah Rare

Origin: From Greek mathēmatikē, 'science of learning'.

Usage Note

Matematica takes the definite article like most school subjects: la matematica è difficile (mathematics is difficult). The stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable: ma-te-MÀ-ti-ca. Colloquially è matematico means 'it's a dead certainty'.

Examples

"La matematica è la mia materia preferita."

Natural Translation

Mathematics is my favourite subject.

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