mathematical process
- noun
- /ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˈprɑːsɛs/
- Specialized
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proceso matemático
- Transforming a shape's dimensions is a mathematical process used in geometry to find its area.
Examples
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And I remember reading recently about some strange new mathematical process the mathematicians have come up with that may make Yahoo's huge server farms obsolete.
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I didn't mean to imply that fingerprint hashes were produced by the same mathematical process; I was just trying to lead with the example I figured people would recognize of "easy to go from A to B, hard or impossible to go from B to A."
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The actual mathematical process by which we're obtaining density operators from pure states is by letting system A get entangled with system B and then tracing out system B.
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These results suggest a need for teacher candidates to understand the mathematical metacognitive processes needed to read math illustrations and fully understand different mathematical processes in order to effectively instruct young children.
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The mathematical process of addition allows you to combine two numbers to get a sum.
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Understanding the mathematical process of multiplication is essential for solving complex equations.
Synonyms
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2.8
Doing math to find an answer or the correct amount
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3.7
A math or computer action such as addition
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4.1
A process of working with numbers to find an answer
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A calculation in math like adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing numbers
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3.7
A way of using math to study or solve problems
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'mathematical process' is directly compositional: 'mathematical' (pertaining to mathematics) modifies 'process' (a sequence of steps), so a learner can infer it denotes a method or operation in mathematics. This adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows standard English composition, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Mathematical process comes from joining mathematical, meaning about maths, and process, meaning a series of steps. Imagine a recipe or a small machine that takes numbers and changes them one step at a time, so the phrase means a 'method' or 'set of steps' used to solve math problems.