biomathematics
- noun
- /ˌbaɪoʊˈmæθəmætɪks/
- Specialized
- As I have said many times in the past, I believe that theory will be based on Art Winfree's theory of coupled oscillators, which he developed and applied in biomathematics, not physics, circa 1967.
Examples
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Researchers in biomathematics analyze data to understand population dynamics and ecosystems.
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Biomathematics is used to develop models that predict the spread of biomathematics infectious diseases.
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Students can explore biomathematics to learn how mathematical techniques solve problems in biology.
Synonyms
The use of numbers to study health and living things like people and animals
The study of living things using numbers to find patterns, for example in genes or populations
The use of statistics to study biological data like growth and disease
How Mathematical
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Surface Forms
Morphology
biomathematics = mathematics (semi-transparent) = bio + mathematics
The meaning is largely recoverable from bio- plus mathematics, but it is a specialized scholarly term rather than an everyday composition.
Etymology
The word biomathematics comes from bio- meaning 'life' and mathematics meaning 'numbers and patterns'. So, biomathematics is like using math to read and predict the patterns of living things, which is why scientists use it to model things like disease spread.