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Chartered Mathematician

Okay, so first of all, you know how there are different jobs that people can have, right? Like some people are doctors or teachers or firefighters. Well, mathematicians are people who really love math and use it to solve problems or figure things out.

A chartered mathematician is a special kind of mathematician who has gone to school for a very long time and passed some extra hard tests. It's like they have a special certificate that says they are really, really good at math.

Being a chartered mathematician means that you can do math in a lot of different ways and for different reasons. You might use math to help figure out how to make a building stronger, or to help a company understand how to make more money. Sometimes chartered mathematicians even use math to help solve mysteries or crimes!

So, to sum up: a chartered mathematician is someone who is super good at math and has worked really hard to prove it. And they can use their math skills to solve all kinds of problems and help lots of people.
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