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mathemagician 

n. From the words Mathematician and Magician: A person who's so good at maths that the answers they come up with and techniques they use seem like magic to those of a more ignorant nature.
John Nash (from "A Beautiful Mind") could be described as a mathemagician
mathemagician by mark_davo April 12, 2007

mathematician 

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.
Asked for a testimony to the effect that Emmy Noether was a great woman mathematician, he said: I can testify that she is a great mathematician, but that she is a woman, I
cannot swear.
mathematician by G Gorkenheimer April 24, 2006

mathemagician 

An old man in a robe and a pointy star hat who uses his arcane powers to make the distributive law of arithmetic fun, with limited success.
The mathemagician smiled. "2*(3+8) = 22, indeed! You have chosen wisely, young apprentice! Soon you will be ready to face the division dragon!"
mathemagician by mothwentbad January 6, 2009

mathematician 

Possibly, on average, the smartest people around since they can actually back up their knowledge with rigorous proof. Someone who specializes in pure or applied mathematics.
A mathematician is not happy until the proof is complete.
mathematician by algebrator July 30, 2009

Raw mathematician

A person who has natural abilities in mathematics. Not much practice is needed, learning comes easily. Test taking is not too hard.
"wow, my friend is such a good raw mathematician, she never studies for math tests and makes straight A's!!!

pure mathematician

a person who studies abstract mathematical concepts, and will do literally anything to not study any real life application.
Person 1: I might major as a pure mathematician

Person 2: Why don't you do something more helpful, like an electrical engineer?

Person 1: I don't like society