"mathlete" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæθliːt/ Forms: mathletes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of mathematics + athlete. The term is a registered trademark of the MathCounts organization. The term entered pop culture from the movies American Pie (1999) and Mean Girls (2004), as well as being featured in the short-lived cult TV series Freaks and Geeks. Mathletes was the name of a US national organization in the 1970s that sponsored high school mathematics competitions ("Mathletes") and junior high school competitions ("Junior Mathletes") between school teams known as "Math Teams". A team's news and results could be covered either under Sports (because it was a team competition) or Activities. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|mathematics|athlete}} Blend of mathematics + athlete Head templates: {{en-noun}} mathlete (plural mathletes)
  1. (US) A member of the math team of a primary school or secondary school. Wikipedia link: MathCounts Tags: US Related terms: mathletic
    Sense id: en-mathlete-en-noun-rZIO2OYU Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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