Meanings
nounmetamathematics (uncountable)
- uncountableA branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
- Englishmeta-
- Englishmathematics
- Englishmetamathematics
From meta- + mathematics.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 元數學 /元数学, 超數學 /超数学
- 元數學 /元数学 (yuánshùxué)branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
- 超數學 /超数学 (chāoshùxué)branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
Czech metamatematika
- metamatematikabranch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
French métamathématiques
- métamathématiquesbranch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
German Metamathematik
- Metamathematikbranch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
Icelandic yfirstærðfræði
- yfirstærðfræðibranch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
Indonesian metamatematika
- metamatematikabranch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
Japanese 超数学, メタ数学
- 超数学 (chōsūgaku)branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
- メタ数学 (meta sūgaku)branch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
Portuguese metamatemática
- metamatemáticabranch of mathematics dealing with mathematical systems and their nature
Cite this entry
APA
metamathematics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metamathematics
MLA
“metamathematics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metamathematics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metamathematics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metamathematics.
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