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What does most mathematical activity involve?
What does most mathematical activity involve?
- Application of statistical methods to analyze patterns
- Interpretation of natural phenomena using mathematical models
- Collection of empirical data and experimental testing
- Discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them (correct)
What do mathematical objects consist of in modern mathematics?
What do mathematical objects consist of in modern mathematics?
- Mathematical models and computational algorithms
- Abstractions from nature or entities stipulated to have certain properties (correct)
- Physical manifestations and observable phenomena
- Empirical evidence and experimental data
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
- Geometry, arithmetic, statistics, and analysis
- Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis (correct)
- Arithmetic, calculus, trigonometry, and statistics
- Algebra, calculus, topology, and probability
What does a proof in mathematics consist of?
What does a proof in mathematics consist of?
What are the starting points of the theory in mathematics?
What are the starting points of the theory in mathematics?