Mathematically
[mæθə'mætɪkəli]
Definition
(adv.) with respect to mathematics; 'mathematically impossible'.
Editor: Segre--From WordNet
Examples
- He then goes on to prove his case mathematically, to his own satisfaction, following it sadly by condoling with and a warning to Edison: But about Edison's electric generator! Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- His work and tests regarding magnetism were repeated later on by Hopkinson and Kapp, who then elucidated the whole theory mathematically by means of formulae and constants. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Preece, one of the most eminent electricians in England, who, after discussing the question mathematically, said: Hence the sub-division of the light is an absolute ignis fatuus. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The statement last quoted is mathematically absurd. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The arch is mathematically precise. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We are all abstractly or mathematically equal, if you like. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Editor: Segre