mathematical skill

collocation in English

meaningsofmathematicalandskill

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mathematical
adjective
uk
/ˌmæθ.əmˈæt.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌmæθˈmæt̬.ɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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skill
noun[C or U]
uk
/skɪl/us
/skɪl/
an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have ...
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(Definition ofmathematicalandskillfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They require considerablemathematicalskill, intense intellectual discipline and a great deal of very hard work.
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Many of our children are being taught mathematics by teachers with no mathematical knowledge, no mathematical training, and precious littlemathematicalskill.
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During this period, with his strongmathematicalskillcombining with advanced statistical ideas, he wrote a series remarkable papers.
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Literacy skills training grants are designed to improve workers' language proficiency, reading comprehension, communication,mathematicalskill, and computer literacy skills.
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Specific domains assessed by tests includemathematicalskill, verbal fluency, spatial visualization, and memory, among others.
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This not only required mathematical skills in order to understand the financial equivalencies, but also a mental restructuring in the area of numbers.
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The mathematical reasoning scale consists of a series of 50 problems assessing the ability to carry out numerical operations and to reason using mathematical skills.
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As his disciples - we all are, to some extent - we shall never equal his master y of both philological and mathematical skills.
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No other had shown suchmathematicalskill.
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For example, mathematical skills are more dependent than speech production and comprehension on visual and even tactile skills.
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It consists of questions testing verbal and mathematical skills, graded on a scale from 200 to 800 points and according to percentile ranking.
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Should we not be looking for improved numeracy and mathematical skills at high levels of government?
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Mathematical skills are clearly a key to employability and international competitiveness.
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The effective use of computers in schools requires a range of skills on the part of the teacher including, for particular aspects, mathematical skills.
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As a result, the figures that he has just quoted on those studying science contain fewer and fewer people with advanced mathematical skills.
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More generally the problems of developing mathematical skills and relating schools courses to later requirements including those of apprenticeship have been discussed by professional bodies and are receiving continuing attention.
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He never attended college but had strong mechanical aptitude and mathematical skills.
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Cross-national studies have also been shown to refute the argument for an innate biological difference in mathematical skills.
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His parents noticed his brilliant mathematical skills and were able to support his studies.
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