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.
Full Definition of MATHEMATICS. 1. : the science of numbers and their operations, interrelations, combinations, generalizations, and abstractions and of space configurations and their structure, measurement, transformations, and generalizations.2.ADVERTISEMENT.earn More About MATHEMATICS. Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for mathematics. Spanish Central: Spanish translation of mathematics. Nglish: Translation of mathematics for Spanish speakers. Britannica English: Translation of mathematics for Arabic speakers.