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A branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature.
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Metamathematics — is the study of mathematics itself using mathematical methods. This study produces metatheories, which are mathematical theories about other mathematical theories. Metamathematical metatheorems about mathematics itself were originally… … Wikipedia
metamathematics — 1890, from META (Cf. meta ) + MATHEMATICS (Cf. mathematics) … Etymology dictionary
metamathematics — [met΄ə math΄ə mat′iks] n. the logical study of the nature and validity of mathematical reasoning and proof … English World dictionary
metamathematics — noun plural but usually singular in construction Date: circa 1890 a field of study concerned with the formal structure and properties (as the consistency and completeness of axioms) of mathematical systems • metamathematical adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
metamathematics — metamathematical, adj. metamathematician /met euh math euh meuh tish euhn/, n. /met euh math euh mat iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the logical analysis of the fundamental concepts of mathematics, as number, function, etc. [1885 90; META +… … Universalium
metamathematics — The theory of formal languages powerful enough to serve as the language of mathematics. In a formal metamathematical treatment, the formulae that occur in mathematics: axioms, theorems, and proofs, are treated as themselves mathematical objects,… … Philosophy dictionary
metamathematics — met•a•math•e•mat•ics [[t]ˌmɛt əˌmæθ əˈmæt ɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) math. the study of fundamental concepts of mathematics, as number and function • Etymology: 1885–90 met a•math e•mat′i•cal, adj … From formal English to slang
metamathematics — noun the logical analysis of mathematical reasoning • Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths • Hypernyms: ↑pure mathematics … Useful english dictionary
metamathematical — metamathematics … Philosophy dictionary
Alfred Tarski — Infobox scientist name = Alfred Tarski caption = birth date = birth date|1901|01|14 birth place = Warsaw, Poland (under Russian rule at the time) death date = death date|1983|10|26 death place = Berkeley, California fields = Mathematics, logic,… … Wikipedia
