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non-mathematician noun[ C ] (alsononmathematician)uk /ˌnɒn.mæθ.əm.əˈtɪʃ.ən/ us /ˌnɑːn.mæθ.məˈtɪʃ.ən/ a person who is not a mathematician(= someone who studies, teaches, or is an expert in mathematics): Fermat’s Last Theorem is a conjecture of number theory known even to some non-mathematicians. The report uses a complicated statistical analysis that is too difficult to explain to any nonmathematician. In later chapters the writing becomes more technical and therefore more difficult for the nonmathematician to follow. The work of astrophysicists such as Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, and Neil deGrasse Tyson is presented in extraordinary prose that makes the subject both accessible to and enjoyable for non-mathematicians. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Branches & types of mathematics algebra arithmetic biomathematics calculus Cartesian catastrophe theory derivative differentiate differentiation Euclidean game theory geometric mathematically maths mensuration mental arithmetic non-Euclidean non-mathematical trigonometric trigonometry |