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{{short description|Person with an extensive knowledge of mathematics}}
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| name=Mathematician
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| type= [[Academic]]
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| image= [[image:Euclid.jpg|250px]]
| caption = [[Euclid]] (holding [[calipers]]), Greek mathematician, known as the "Father of Geometry"
| competencies=[[Mathematics]], [[analytical skill]]s and [[critical thinking]] skills
| formation= [[Doctoral degree]], occasionally [[master's degree]]
| employment_field= universities, <br/>private corporations, <br/>financial industry, <br/>government
| related_occupation= [[statistician]], [[actuary]]
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A '''mathematician''' is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of [[mathematics]] in their work, typically to solve [[mathematical problem]]s. Mathematicians are concerned with [[number]]s, [[data]], [[quantity]], [[mathematical structure|structure]], [[space]], [[Mathematical model|models]], and [[mathematics#Calculus and analysis|change]].