The physicist used a complex mathematical model to predict the trajectory of the satellite.
这位物理学家使用复杂的数学模型来预测卫星的轨道。
A student has taken the following notes about a mathematical discovery:
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
- The concept of a mathematical proof by contradiction was used by ancient Greek mathematicians, including in Euclid's demonstration that there are infinitely many prime numbers.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “mathematical”?
C — Relating to mathematics. “mathematical” means relating to mathematics.
Which word means “relating to mathematics”?
C — mathematical. “mathematical” means relating to mathematics.
mathematical — relating to mathematics. In Chinese: 数学的.
mathematical is pronounced /ˌmæθəˈmætɪkl/.
The physicist used a complex mathematical model to predict the trajectory of the satellite. (这位物理学家使用复杂的数学模型来预测卫星的轨道。)
arithmetical, numerical, geometric — all close in meaning to mathematical (relating to mathematics).
verbal, qualitative — each the opposite of mathematical (relating to mathematics).
Yes. mathematical is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.