automath
English
editEtymology
editFrom αὐτός (autós, “self”) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”). Compare opsimath, philomath, polymath. By surface analysis, auto- + math. First appears c. 1759, in the publications of Edward Young.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑtəmæθ/
Noun
editautomath (plural automaths)
- One who is self-taught.
- Synonym: autodidact
- Coordinate terms: monomath, opsimath, polymath