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A philomath (; Greek: φίλος ''philos'' ("beloved," "loving," as in philosophy or philanthropy) + Greek μανθάνειν ''manthanein'', ''math''- ("to learn," as in polymath)) is a lover of learning. Philomathy is similar to, but distinguished from, philosophy in that ''-soph'', the latter suffix, specifies "wisdom" or "knowledge", rather than the process of acquisition thereof. ''Philomath'' is not synonymous with ''polymath''. A philomath is a seeker of knowledge and facts, while a polymath is a possessor of knowledge in multiple fields. The shift in meaning for ''mathema'' is likely a result of the rapid categorization during the time of Plato and Aristotle of their "mathemata" in terms of education: arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music (the Quadrivium), which the Greeks found to create a "natural grouping" of mathematical (in the modern usage; "doctrina mathematica" in the ancient usage) precepts. ==See also== *Philomaths, Polish secret student organization that existed, 1817-23, at the Imperial University of Vilnius. *Philomathean Society, a literary society at the University of Pennsylvania * Benjamin Franklin, who used this pen-name 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Philomath」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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