Erect comes from the Latin word erectus, meaning  âupright, elevated, loftyâ or âeager, alert, aroused.â Erect is a verb, as in, it will take you years to erect your replica of the Eiffel Tower using only gum and toothpicks. Erect is also an adjective, as in something that is tall, firm, straight or rigid, like a half-dead plant that becomes more erect when you water it.
mathematical - characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics; mathematical precision. math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement.
Math Symbols Mathematics is an exact science where there is no margin for error no matter how minute. Mathematics is generally an abstract study of space, quantity, change and structure. It is the science that resolves âwhat is trueâ or âwhat is falseâ, with the use of formulations and patterns.