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Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas, and related structures, shapes, and spaces.
Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas, and related structures, shapes, and spaces.
True (A)
Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics.
Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics.
True (A)
Most mathematical activity involves the discovery of properties of physical objects.
Most mathematical activity involves the discovery of properties of physical objects.
False (B)
Proofs in mathematics consist of a succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results.
Proofs in mathematics consist of a succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results.
There is a general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline.
There is a general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline.