English

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Etymology

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Blend of math +‎ athletic

Adjective

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mathletic (comparative more mathletic, superlative most mathletic)

  1. (US) Of or relating to mathletes.
    • 2011, Joanna Pearson, The Rites and Wrongs of Janice Wills, page 17:
      In the high school ecosystem, hot, disgruntled theatre guys do not ordinarily engage in direct social transactions with stick-insect nerd-girl anthropologists with excellent mathletic records.