Question

What is a mathematician?

Answer 1

An expert in or student of mathematics.

Answer 2

Better question is "What do Mathematicians do?"

Answer 3

you know how to tell the difference between a topologist and a mathematician?

Answer 4

A mathematician is me.

Answer 5

Some might say it is a way of thinking...

Answer 6

The topologist cant tell the difference between a coffe cup and a donut :)

Answer 7

A topologist is a geek. A mathematician is a geek. There is no difference :P

Answer 8

someone who has published the proof of at least one non-trivial theorem?

Answer 9

crazy people who see numbers and patters instead of things.

Answer 10

Someone who thinks the integral of e to the -x^2 is obvious.

Answer 11

PS. not meant to offend anyone

Answer 12

experiment x, I think it is close to the truth....plus enthusiasm, maybe.

Answer 13

yeah ... I agree ... you gotta be little crazy or else life's not worth living.