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  2. Pure mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Mathematics. Pure mathematics studies the properties and structure of abstract objects, [1] such as the E8 group, in group theory. This may be done without focusing on concrete applications of the concepts in the physical world. Pure mathematics is the study of mathematical concepts independently of any application outside mathematics.

  3. Mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, theories and theorems that are developed and proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many areas of mathematics, which include number theory (the study of numbers), algebra (the study of formulas and related structures), geometry (the study ...

  4. Lists of mathematics topics - Wikipedia

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    The branch of mathematics deals with the properties and relationships of numbers, especially positive integers. Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers and integer-valued functions. German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss said, "Mathematics is the queen of the sciences—and number theory ...

  5. Number theory - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Number theory (or arithmetic or higher arithmetic in older usage) is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers and arithmetic functions. German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) said, "Mathematics is the queen of the sciences—and number theory is the queen of mathematics." [ 1 ]

  6. Definitions of mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things. [10] Henri Poincaré. Mathematics is the science of skillful operations with concepts and rules invented just for this purpose. [this purpose being the skillful operation ....] [23] Eugene Wigner.

  7. Foundations of mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Foundations of mathematics are the logical and mathematical framework that allows the development of mathematics without generating self-contradictory theories, and, in particular, to have reliable concepts of theorems, proofs, algorithms, etc. This may also include the philosophical study of the relation of this framework with reality.

  8. Philosophy of mathematics - Wikipedia

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    e. Philosophy of mathematics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of mathematics and its relationship with other human activities. Major themes that are dealt with in philosophy of mathematics include: Reality: The question is whether mathematics is a pure product of human mind or whether it has some reality by itself.

  9. The Principles of Mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Contents. The Principles of Mathematics consists of 59 chapters divided into seven parts: indefinables in mathematics, number, quantity, order, infinity and continuity, space, matter and motion. In chapter one, "Definition of Pure Mathematics", Russell asserts that : The fact that all Mathematics is Symbolic Logic is one of the greatest ...