mathematical(adj.)
"数学的,与数学有关的或数学性质的",15世纪早期,源自中世纪拉丁语 mathematicus "属于数学的或与数学有关的",来自拉丁语 mathematica(参见 mathematic) + -al (1)。此外,到了1765年,也指"属于四科",包括算术、几何、天文学和音乐。它也可以包括光学。相关词: Mathematically。
The four mathematical arts are arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy; these anciently were termed the quadrivium, or fourfold way of knowledge. [Sir John Hawkins, "A General History of the Science and Practice of Music," Sir John Hawkins, 1776]
四种数学艺术是算术、几何、音乐和天文学; 古代称之为四科知识。[约翰·霍金斯爵士,《音乐科学与实践的通史》,1776年]
该词起源时间:15世纪初