<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> A philomath (/ ˈfɪləmæθ /; from Greek φίλος philos ("beloved", "loving", as in philosophy or philanthropy) and μανθάνειν, μαθ - manthanein, math - ("to learn", as in polymath) is a lover of learning and studying . Philomathes, a "lover of learning", has been contrasted to philalethes, a "lover of truth". 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, as a polymath is someone who possesses great and detailed knowledge and facts from a variety of disciplines, while a philomath is someone who greatly enjoys learning and studying . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

Name for a person who loves to learn