Ideas terminology · Knowledge & learning
math- — Learning
math- means learning. Ancient Greek source words and ideas terminology examples: mathematics.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: Learning
- Ancient Greek: μάθημα (mathema)
Examples and word parts
mathematics
The study of number, structure, shape, and related patterns.
Word parts: mathēma meant something learned; its plural mathēmata underlies mathematics.
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Related knowledge & learning terms
- gnos- — Knowledge
agnostic
- sci- — Knowledge
science
- epistem/o — Knowledge
epistemology
- soph/o — Wisdom
sophist
- phil/o — Love or fondness
philosophy
- didact- — Teaching
didactic
- doc- — Teaching
doctrine
Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals ideas terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.