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1 mathematics
[mæƟə'mætiks](( abbreviation maths [mæ ], (American) math [mæƟ]) the science or branch of knowledge dealing with measurements, numbers and quantities.) stærðfræði- mathematically
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2 mathematician
[-'tiʃən]1) (a person who is good at mathematics: For a young boy, he's quite a mathematician!) e-r sem er góður í stærðfræði2) (someone who works in mathematics: He is a mathematician with a local engineering firm.) stærðfræðingur -
3 abbreviation
noun (a shortened form of a word etc: Maths is an abbreviation of mathematics.) stytting -
4 aptitude
['æptitju:d]((sometimes with for) (a) talent or ability: an aptitude for mathematics.) hæfni -
5 coach
[kəu ] 1. noun1) (a railway carriage: The last two coaches of the train were derailed.) farþegavagn2) (a bus for tourists etc.) ferðamannarúta3) (a trainer in athletics, sport etc: the tennis coach.) þjálfari4) (a private teacher: They employed a coach to help their son with his mathematics.) einkakennari5) (a four-wheeled horsedrawn vehicle.) hestvagn2. verb(to prepare (a person) for an examination, contest etc: He coached his friend for the Latin exam.) þjálfa, hlÿða yfir- coachman -
6 elementary
[-'men-]adjective (very simple; not advanced: elementary mathematics.) undirstöðu- -
7 examine
[iɡ'zæmin]1) (to look at closely; to inspect closely: They examined the animal tracks and decided that they were those of a fox.) athuga, skoða, kanna2) ((of a doctor) to inspect the body of thoroughly to check for disease etc: The doctor examined the child and said she was healthy.) skoða, athuga3) (to consider carefully: The police must examine the facts.) rannsaka4) (to test the knowledge or ability of (students etc): She examines pupils in mathematics.) prófa5) (to question: The lawyer examined the witness in the court case.) prófa, yfirheyra•- examiner -
8 excel
[ik'sel]past tense, past participle - excelled; verb1) (to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity): He excelled in mathematics / at football.) skara fram úr2) (to be better than: She excels them all at swimming.) skara fram úr•- Excellency
- excellent
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9 general
['‹enərəl] 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) almennur2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) almennur3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) almennur4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) yfir-, aðal-2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) herforingi- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
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10 genius
['‹i:njəs]plural - geniuses; noun(a person who is very clever: The new professor of mathematics has been described as a genius.) snillingur -
11 geometry
[‹i'omətri](a branch of mathematics dealing with the study of lines, angles etc: He is studying geometry.) rúmfræði- geometrical- geometric
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12 grounding
noun (the teaching of the basic facts of a subject: a good grounding in mathematics.) grunnur, kennsla -
13 index
['indeks]1) (an alphabetical list of names, subjects etc eg at the end of a book.) atriðaskrá2) ((plural indices ['indisi:z]) in mathematics the figure which indicates the number of times a figure etc must be multiplied by itself etc: In 63 and 75, the figures 3 and 5 are the indices.) veldisvísar• -
14 infinity
[-'fi-]1) (space, time or quantity that is without limit, or is immeasurably great or small.) óendanleiki2) (in mathematics, an indefinitely large number, quantity or distance: Parallel lines meet at infinity.) óendanleg stærð -
15 mathematical
1) (of or done by mathematics: mathematical tables.) stærðfræðilegur, stærðfræði-2) (very exact or accurate: mathematical precision.) nákvæmur -
16 numerate
['nju:mərət](having a basic understanding of mathematics and science.) sem hefur undirstöðukunnáttu í reikningi -
17 school
I 1. [sku:l] noun1) (a place for teaching especially children: She goes to the school; He's not at university - he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.) (barna)skóli2) (the pupils of a school: The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.) nemendur3) (a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc: She runs a sewing school; a driving school.) (sér)skóli4) (a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject: the School of Mathematics.) háskóladeild5) ((American) a university or college.) háskóli6) (a group of people with the same ideas etc: There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.) skóli2. verb(to train through practice: We must school ourselves to be patient.) skóla; þjálfa, aga- schoolboy
- schoolgirl
- schoolchild
- school-day
- schooldays
- schoolfellow
- school-leaver
- schoolmaster
- schoolmate
- school-teacher II [sku:l] noun(a group of certain kinds of fish, whales or other water animals swimming about: a school of porpoises.) torfa, vaða -
18 solve
[solv]1) (to discover the answer to (a problem etc): The mathematics teacher gave the children some problems to solve.) leysa, ráða2) (to clear up or explain (a mystery, crime etc): That crime has never been solved.) leysa, finna lausn á -
19 study
1. verb1) (to give time and attention to gaining knowledge of a subject: What subject is he studying?; He is studying French; He is studying for a degree in mathematics; She's studying to be a teacher.) læra, stunda nám, stúdera2) (to look at or examine carefully: He studied the railway timetable; Give yourself time to study the problem in detail.) rannsaka, skoða2. noun1) (the act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge: He spends all his evenings in study; She has made a study of the habits of bees.) lærdómur; rannsókn2) (a musical or artistic composition: a book of studies for the piano; The picture was entitled `Study in Grey'.) etÿða, æfing3) (a room in a house etc, in which to study, read, write etc: The headmaster wants to speak to the senior pupils in his study.) lesstofa, bókaherbergi -
20 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) undirokaður; ósjálfstæður2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) þegn2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) (mál)efni, viðfang3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) námsgrein4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) tilefni, ástæða5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) frumlag3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) ná valdi yfir, undiroka2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) láta sæta•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to
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