wiskunde
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wiskunde (uncountable)
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From earlier Modern Dutch wisconst (literally “art of what is known”). Equivalent to wis + -kunde. Purism introduced as a calque of Ancient Greek μαθηματικός (mathēmatikós) by Simon Stevin in the 16th century to replace the Dutch word mathematica which was a borrowing from Latin mathēmatica.
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wiskunde f (uncountable)
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- Afrikaans: wiskunde
- → Indonesian: ilmu pasti (calque)
- → West Frisian: wiskunde