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metamathematics

noun plural but usually singular in construction meta·math·e·mat·ics \ˈme-tə-ˌmath-ˈma-tiks, -ma-thə-\

Definition of METAMATHEMATICS

:  a field of study concerned with the formal structure and properties (as the consistency and completeness of axioms) of mathematical systems
meta·math·e·mat·i·cal \-ti-kəl\ adjective
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First Known Use of METAMATHEMATICS

circa 1890

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