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title: mathematician — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mathematician» in the school dictionary: A mathematician is a person who studies maths deeply or whose job is doing maths, finding new ideas, proving things or solving hard problems. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mathematician

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**Who acts:** mathematician, person, job, Katherine, proof, class · **What happens:** be, study, do, find, prove, solve · **To what, where:** person, maths, new ideas, things, hard problems, Someone · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mathematician» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [mathematician in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mathematician.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mathematician is a person who studies maths deeply or whose job is doing maths, finding new ideas, proving things or solving hard problems.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mathematician:m1:1
# text = A mathematician is a person who studies maths deeply or whose job is doing maths, finding new ideas, proving things or solving hard problems.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mathematician	mathematician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	studies	study	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	deeply	deeply	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
15	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	finding	find	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	conj	_	_
18	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	proving	prove	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	conj	_	_
22	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	solving	solve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	21	conj	_	_
25	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mathematician | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **study** | present | a person | maths |  |  |  | deeply *property* | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent math=Topic |
| 3 | **do** | present · progressive | job | maths |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent math=Eventuality |
| 4 | **find** | gerund | job *not said here* | new ideas |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Topic |
| 5 | **prove** | gerund | job *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 6 | **solve** | gerund | job *not said here* | hard problems |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone who is very good at maths can be called a good mathematician.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mathematician:m2:1
# text = Someone who is very good at maths can be called a good mathematician.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	acl:relcl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	mathematician	mathematician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  | maths |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | can · passive |  | Someone |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Katherine Johnson was a mathematician who helped send astronauts into space.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mathematician:x1:1
# text = Katherine Johnson was a mathematician who helped send astronauts into space.
1	Katherine	Katherine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Johnson	Johnson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mathematician	mathematician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
9	astronauts	astronaut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Katherine | a mathematician |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | past | a mathematician |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **send** | infinitive | a mathematician *not said here* | astronauts |  | space |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent astronaut=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mathematician checks that a proof works for every number.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mathematician:x2:1
# text = A mathematician checks that a proof works for every number.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mathematician	mathematician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	proof	proof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | present | a mathematician |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | present | a proof |  |  |  |  | for every number | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for number=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class has some keen young mathematicians.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mathematician:x3:1
# text = Our class has some keen young mathematicians.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
5	keen	keen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mathematicians	mathematician	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our class | some keen young mathematicians |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mathematician=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pythagoras was an ancient Greek mathematician.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mathematician:x4:1
# text = Pythagoras was an ancient Greek mathematician.
1	Pythagoras	Pythagoras	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mathematician	mathematician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Pythagoras | a ancient Greek mathematician |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mathematicians use patterns to solve problems.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mathematician:x5:1
# text = Mathematicians use patterns to solve problems.
1	Mathematicians	mathematician	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	patterns	pattern	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	solve	solve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Mathematicians | patterns |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Patient |
| 2 | **solve** | to-infinitive | Mathematicians *not said here* | problems |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ada Lovelace was a mathematician and the first computer programmer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mathematician:x6:1
# text = Ada Lovelace was a mathematician and the first computer programmer.
1	Ada	Ada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Lovelace	Lovelace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mathematician	mathematician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
9	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	programmer	programmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Ada | a mathematician and the first computer programmer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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