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outpour(2)(dictionary)

mathematics (iou) and outpour(2) (iou)


mathematics (iou)



mathematics noun pl. L16.
[Pl. of MATHEMATIC noun, prob. after French (les) mathematiques, repr. Latin mathematica neut. pl., Greek (ta) mathematika: see -ICS.]
Orig. (treated as pl., freq. with the), The Sciences or disciplines of the quadrivium collectively; later, these and optics, architecture, navigation, etc. Now (treated as sing.), the abstract deductive science of space, number, quantity, and arrangement, including geometry, arithmetic, algebra, etc., studied in its own right (more fully pure mathematics), or as applied to various branches of physics and Other sciences (more fully applied mathematics). Colloq. abbreviation maths, (N. Amer.) math.
higher mathematics: see HIGH adjective, adverb, & noun. new mathematics: see NEW adjective.

outpour(2) (iou)



outpour verb. Chiefly poet. L17.
[from OUT- + POUR verb.]
verb trans. Pour or send out in or as in a stream. Cf. earlier OUTPOURING noun 1. L17.
verb intrans. Flow out in or as in a stream. M19.