mathématiques
French, noun/ma.te.ma.tik/
mathématiques is spelled M-A-T-H-É-M-A-T-I-Q-U-E-S (13 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written French, the 4,658th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mathématiques is a French feminine noun meaning “mathematics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of mathématique. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Science du raisonnement déductif et de l’étude de concepts abstraits (comme les nombres ou les figures…”.
What does mathématiques mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemathematics
mathématiques appliquées
adjective
- 1
plural of mathématique
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Science du raisonnement déductif et de l’étude de concepts abstraits (comme les nombres ou les figures géométriques), à travers des structures et des modèles. 2. Dans les établissements d’instruction publique, les cours qui traitent de cette matière.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mathématiques
- mathématique singular
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mathématiques?
- /ma.te.ma.tik/
- \ma.te.ma.tik\
- [le ma.te.ma.tik]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mathématiques
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mathématiques in French?
mathématiques appears 16 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).