The word "mathematics" is a Greek word and, by origin, it means "something that has been learned or understood," or perhaps "acquired knowledge," or perhaps even, somewhat against grammar, "acquirable knowledge," that is, "learnable knowledge," that is, "knowledge acquirable by learning."


Why Mathematics Grows (ed. 1965)

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The word mathematics is a Greek word and, by origin, it means something that has been learned or understood, or perhaps acquired knowledge, or...

The word mathematics is a Greek word and, by origin, it means something that has been learned or understood, or perhaps acquired knowledge, or...

The word mathematics is a Greek word and, by origin, it means something that has been learned or understood, or perhaps acquired knowledge, or...

The word mathematics is a Greek word and, by origin, it means something that has been learned or understood, or perhaps acquired knowledge, or...