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