mathematician

A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change.

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A mathematician is someone who uses deep knowledge of mathematics to solve problems involving numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change. Their work matters because mathematical solutions underpin advances in science, technology, engineering, economics, and many other fields that shape how society functions.

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Occupation.name: Mathematician
Occupation.type: Academic
Occupation.image: 250px
Occupation.caption: Euclid (holding calipers), Greek mathematician, known as the "Father of Geometry"
Occupation.competencies: Mathematics, analytical skills and critical thinking skills
Occupation.formation: Doctoral degree, occasionally master's degree
Occupation.employment_field: universities, private corporations, financial industry, government
Occupation.related_occupation: statistician, actuary

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Instance of: occupation
Image: 2014 International Congress of Mathematicians.jpg
Field of occupation: mathematics

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ISCO-88 occupation class: 212
male form of label: matematician
female form of label: ماطيماتيسيانة
Commons category: Mathematicians
topic's main category: Category:Mathematicians
category for eponymous categories: Category:Wikipedia categories named after mathematicians
P8168: 4191 Assesse
ISCO-08 occupation class: 212
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
quantity: 700
Stack Exchange tag: hsm.stackexchange.com/tags/mathematicians
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics