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Which subdiscipline of mathematics is primarily concerned with the study of properties and relationships of numbers?
In modern mathematics, which branch is concerned with the study of mathematical structures and their manipulation?
Which branch of mathematics focuses on the study of shapes, sizes, and properties of space?
Which branch of mathematics involves the study of limits, functions, derivatives, integrals, and infinite series?
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What type of activity does most mathematical activity involve?
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What word is used to describe areas of mathematics which are developed independently from any application?
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Which historical mathematician is credited with the problem of integer factorization, which later found practical applications in RSA cryptosystem?
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What was primarily divided into geometry and arithmetic until the 16th and 17th centuries when new fields like algebra and infinitesimal calculus were introduced?
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What term comes from Ancient Greek meaning 'that which is learnt' and 'what one gets to know'?
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What did the term 'mathematics' more commonly mean in Latin and English until around 1700?
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What did Saint Augustine warn Christians should beware of, due to a mistranslation of the term 'mathematici'?
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What was likely the first group to constrain the use of the word 'mathematics' to just the study of arithmetic and geometry?
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What did the word 'mathematics' come to mean in Classical times?
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What did the contemporary Mathematics Subject Classification list more than 60 first-level areas of?
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