Chrē'ma-tis'ties, n. sing.

n. sing. [Gr. χρηματιστική (sc. τέχνη), the art of traffic, from χρηματιστικός, χρηματίζειν, to negotiate, from χρήματα, goods, money, pl. of χρῆμα, a thing that one uses, from χράομαι, I use.] The science of wealth; a branch of political economy. [See MATHEMATICS.]