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What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?

number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis

What is the general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline?

There is no general consensus

What does most mathematical activity involve?

The discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them

What does a proof consist of?

<p>A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the entities in modern mathematics stipulated to have certain properties called?

<p>axioms</p> Signup and view all the answers

Name one major subdiscipline of modern mathematics mentioned in the text.

<p>Algebra</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does most mathematical activity involve?

<p>The discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the topics represented in modern mathematics?

<p>Numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do objects in mathematics consist of?

<p>Either abstractions from nature or entities stipulated to have certain properties, called axioms</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a proof consist of?

<p>A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?

<p>Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does most mathematical activity involve?

<p>The discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the objects in modern mathematics composed of?

<p>Abstractions from nature or entities stipulated to have certain properties, called axioms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a proof consist of in mathematics?

<p>A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results, including previously proved theorems, axioms, and basic properties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the nature of mathematical activity in modern mathematics?

<p>Involves the discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them, consisting of abstractions from nature or stipulated entities with certain properties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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