How to Use mathematics in a Sentence

mathematics

noun
  • The history of mathematics is full of that sort of approach.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • There's also Equals, a mathematics brain teaser card game to the order of operations and fractions.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
  • His father, John, was a jazz musician and doctor of dental surgery, and his mother, Rita, was a mathematics teacher.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
  • To make a small object behave like a much larger one, the mathematics demands part of the surrounding shell to have negative thermal conductivity.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Simons was a mathematics professor and Cold War codebreaker.
    — Alexander Foster, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Chayes worked as a mathematics professor at UCLA before her stint at Microsoft.
    — Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Oct. 2024
  • For me, Gödel’s theorems do not show that mathematics is limited, but rather that mathematics is much wider and more powerful than Hilbert’s finitistic view.
    — Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2026
  • The content in question was a partisan take on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, which a mathematics professor had worked into a math problem.
    — Jonathan Marks, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Affleck now takes over Damon's role of Will Hunting, a mathematics prodigy with a difficult life — only now it's set in a Dunkin' and takes on a sitcom feel.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The mathematics community’s response to Gauss’s formalization has been muted, however, partly because the project did not unfold as many experts had hoped.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Since then, students pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors have had the chance to enroll directly in a calculus class with extra support in the form of a concurrent class.
    — Tammi Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Seventy-three students took shelter in the recreation center, mathematics teacher Alison Meyers told investigators.
    — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • According to her LinkedIn profile, Angela graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
  • In academic and professional settings, this often means standardized tests or work-sample assessments, such as mathematics exams, language proficiency tests, coding challenges, or simulations that mirror real task demands.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The Department of Education also deploys literacy and mathematics coaches in low-performing elementary schools to assist educators.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Anthropic on Monday debuted a new version of the company’s LLM that the AI startup says is better at automating coding, deep research, reasoning, and mathematics skills than its predecessors.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Those honored from ZIP code 92128 were Allison Lee, a healthcare management major; and Serena Shu, a mathematics major.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • Sacramento students are underperforming in English language arts and mathematics assessments compared to their peers across the state, according to new data released by the California Department of Education.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Late last month, Stankova and Aganagic, along with three other Berkeley professors, published an open letter arguing for the reinstatement of those testing requirements—at least for any students seeking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degrees.
    — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
  • Science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics activities might look like children’s museums or other interactive and tactile learning experiences—think The Sloomoo Institute or the touch tank at your local aquarium.
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Scroggin was a represented of Ward 3 on the council from 2018 to 2022 and service as a mathematics instructor at the University of Arkansas, according to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
    — Mark Price may 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
  • International enrollees disproportionately pursue technical degrees, including in scientific, technology, engineering, and mathematics domains, otherwise known as STEM.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 June 2026

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