Etymology

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Ancient Greek μαθητικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμαθητικός“easily taught”
  2. English todaymathetics

Uncertain. Possibly from Ancient Greek μαθητικός (mathētikós, “easily taught”), or from mathesis + -etic.

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