Category: SciencePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

hisabati

/hisabati/Roman

English meaning: Mathematics

Swahili Definition

(Kiswahili)

Sayansi ya nambari, miundo, nafasi na uhusiano wao kwa njia ya mantiki na ushahidi.

English Definition

The abstract science of numbers, quantities, and space. Mathematics education is a priority across East Africa — Kenya's National Mathematics Competition and Uganda's Mathematics Olympiad program develop talent. East African students face challenges in mathematics at primary level, but university mathematics programs are growing. The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) — with centers in Tanzania, Rwanda, and Senegal — trains world-class African mathematicians.

Example

Taasisi ya AIMS Tanzania inafunza hisabati za hali ya juu kwa wanafunzi bora wa Afrika.

In English: AIMS Tanzania Institute trains advanced mathematics for Africa's top students.

Synonyms

  • hesabu
  • nambari

Literary Heritage

Sayansi ni chombo — hekima ndiyo inayoamua jinsi ya kukitumia.

Science is a tool — wisdom is what decides how to use it.

Said Ahmed Mohamed · Novelist / Playwright · 20th century

Dunia Mti Mkavu

Dunia Mti Mkavu (The World a Dry Tree), Ch. 4, 1980

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