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mathematician

Who acts: mathematician, person, job, Katherine, proof, class · What happens: be, study, do, find, prove, solve · To what, where: person, maths, new ideas, things, hard problems, Someone · Speech: someone speaks here

«mathematician» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: mathematician in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A mathematician is a person who studies maths deeply or whose job is doing maths, finding new ideas, proving things or solving hard problems.

The tree, 24 words
detnsubjcopdetnsubjacl:relclobjadvmodccnmod:possnsubjauxconjobjpunctconjamodobjpunctconjobjccconjamodobjpunctrootADETmathematicianNOUNisAUXaDETpersonNOUNwhoPRONstudiesVERBmathsNOUNdeeplyADVorCCONJwhosePRONjobNOUNisAUXdoingVERBmathsNOUN,PUNCTfindingVERBnewADJideasNOUN,PUNCTprovingVERBthingsNOUNorCCONJsolvingVERBhardADJproblemsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 mathematiciandet
2mathematicianmathematicianNOUNNumber=Sing5 personnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 personcop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 persondet
5personpersonNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6whowhoPRONPronType=Rel7 studiesnsubj
7studiesstudyVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 personacl:relcl
8mathsmathNOUNNumber=Plur7 studiesobj
9deeplydeeplyADV_7 studiesadvmod
10ororCCONJ_14 doingcc
11whosewhosePRONPoss=Yes PronType=Rel12 jobnmod:poss
12jobjobNOUNNumber=Sing14 doingnsubj
13isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin14 doingaux
14doingdoVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part7 studiesconj
15mathsmathNOUNNumber=Plur14 doingobj
16,,PUNCT_17 findingpunct
17findingfindVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part14 doingconj
18newnewADJDegree=Pos19 ideasamod
19ideasideaNOUNNumber=Plur17 findingobj
20,,PUNCT_21 provingpunct
21provingproveVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part14 doingconj
22thingsthingNOUNNumber=Plur21 provingobj
23ororCCONJ_24 solvingcc
24solvingsolveVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part21 provingconj
25hardhardADJDegree=Pos26 problemsamod
26problemsproblemNOUNNumber=Plur24 solvingobj
27..PUNCT_5 personpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta mathematiciana persontree rules
2studypresenta personmathsdeeply propertyvn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent math=Topic
3dopresent · progressivejobmathsvn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent math=Eventuality
4findgerundjob not said herenew ideasvn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Topic
5provegerundjob not said herethingsvn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme
6solvegerundjob not said herehard problemsvn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Someone who is very good at maths can be called a good mathematician.

nsubj:passnsubjcopadvmodacl:relclcaseoblauxaux:passdetamodxcomppunctrootSomeonePRONwhoPRONisAUXveryADVgoodADJatADPmathsNOUNcanAUXbeAUXcalledVERBaDETgoodADJmathematicianNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SomeonesomeonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind10 callednsubj:pass
2whowhoPRONPronType=Rel5 goodnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 goodcop
4veryveryADV_5 goodadvmod
5goodgoodADJDegree=Pos1 Someoneacl:relcl
6atatADP_7 mathscase
7mathsmathNOUNNumber=Plur5 goodobl
8cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin10 calledaux
9bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf10 calledaux:pass
10calledcallVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
11aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art13 mathematiciandet
12goodgoodADJDegree=Pos13 mathematicianamod
13mathematicianmathematicianNOUNNumber=Sing10 calledxcomp
14..PUNCT_10 calledpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentmathsgood propertytree rules
2callcan · passiveSomeonevn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 1

Katherine Johnson was a mathematician who helped send astronauts into space.

nsubjflatcopdetnsubjacl:relclxcompobjcaseoblpunctrootKatherinePROPNJohnsonPROPNwasAUXaDETmathematicianNOUNwhoPRONhelpedVERBsendVERBastronautsNOUNintoADPspaceNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1KatherineKatherinePROPNNumber=Sing5 mathematiciannsubj
2JohnsonJohnsonPROPNNumber=Sing1 Katherineflat
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 mathematiciancop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 mathematiciandet
5mathematicianmathematicianNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6whowhoPRONPronType=Rel7 helpednsubj
7helpedhelpVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 mathematicianacl:relcl
8sendsendVERBVerbForm=Inf7 helpedxcomp
9astronautsastronautNOUNNumber=Plur8 sendobj
10intointoADP_11 spacecase
11spacespaceNOUNNumber=Sing8 sendobl
12..PUNCT_5 mathematicianpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastKatherinea mathematiciantree rules
2helppasta mathematicianvn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3sendinfinitivea mathematician not said hereastronautsspacevn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent astronaut=Theme

Example 2

A mathematician checks that a proof works for every number.

detnsubjmarkdetnsubjccompcasedetoblpunctrootADETmathematicianNOUNchecksVERBthatSCONJaDETproofNOUNworksVERBforADPeveryDETnumberNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 mathematiciandet
2mathematicianmathematicianNOUNNumber=Sing3 checksnsubj
3checkscheckVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thatthatSCONJ_7 worksmark
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 proofdet
6proofproofNOUNNumber=Sing7 worksnsubj
7worksworkVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 checksccomp
8forforADP_10 numbercase
9everyeveryDETPronType=Tot10 numberdet
10numbernumberNOUNNumber=Sing7 worksobl
11..PUNCT_3 checkspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1checkpresenta mathematiciantree rules
2workpresenta prooffor every numbervn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for number=Beneficiary

Example 3

Our class has some keen young mathematicians.

nmod:possnsubjdetamodamodobjpunctrootOurPRONclassNOUNhasVERBsomeDETkeenADJyoungADJmathematiciansNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OurourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 classnmod:poss
2classclassNOUNNumber=Sing3 hasnsubj
3hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4somesomeDETPronType=Ind7 mathematiciansdet
5keenkeenADJDegree=Pos7 mathematiciansamod
6youngyoungADJDegree=Pos7 mathematiciansamod
7mathematiciansmathematicianNOUNNumber=Plur3 hasobj
8..PUNCT_3 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentOur classsome keen young mathematiciansvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mathematician=Patient

Example 4

Pythagoras was an ancient Greek mathematician.

nsubjcopdetamodamodpunctrootPythagorasPROPNwasAUXanDETancientADJGreekADJmathematicianNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PythagorasPythagorasPROPNNumber=Sing6 mathematiciannsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 mathematiciancop
3anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 mathematiciandet
4ancientancientADJDegree=Pos6 mathematicianamod
5GreekGreekADJDegree=Pos6 mathematicianamod
6mathematicianmathematicianNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7..PUNCT_6 mathematicianpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastPythagorasa ancient Greek mathematiciantree rules

Example 5

Mathematicians use patterns to solve problems.

nsubjobjmarkadvclobjpunctrootMathematiciansNOUNuseVERBpatternsNOUNtoPARTsolveVERBproblemsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MathematiciansmathematicianNOUNNumber=Plur2 usensubj
2useuseVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3patternspatternNOUNNumber=Plur2 useobj
4totoPART_5 solvemark
5solvesolveVERBVerbForm=Inf2 useadvcl
6problemsproblemNOUNNumber=Plur5 solveobj
7..PUNCT_2 usepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1usepresentMathematicianspatternsvn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pattern=Patient
2solveto-infinitiveMathematicians not said hereproblemsvn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic

Example 6

Ada Lovelace was a mathematician and the first computer programmer.

nsubjflatcopdetccdetamodcompoundconjpunctrootAdaPROPNLovelacePROPNwasAUXaDETmathematicianNOUNandCCONJtheDETfirstADJcomputerNOUNprogrammerNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AdaAdaPROPNNumber=Sing5 mathematiciannsubj
2LovelaceLovelacePROPNNumber=Sing1 Adaflat
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 mathematiciancop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 mathematiciandet
5mathematicianmathematicianNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6andandCCONJ_10 programmercc
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 programmerdet
8firstfirstADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord10 programmeramod
9computercomputerNOUNNumber=Sing10 programmercompound
10programmerprogrammerNOUNNumber=Sing5 mathematicianconj
11..PUNCT_5 mathematicianpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastAdaa mathematician and the first computer programmertree rules

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