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What does most mathematical activity involve?
What does most mathematical activity involve?
- Application of inductive reasoning to prove properties
- Use of empirical evidence to prove properties
- Use of pure reason to prove properties (correct)
- Discovery of properties of tangible objects
Which subdiscipline of mathematics is concerned with shapes and the spaces in which they are contained?
Which subdiscipline of mathematics is concerned with shapes and the spaces in which they are contained?
- Geometry (correct)
- Number theory
- Analysis
- Algebra
Which area of mathematics is developed in close correlation with its applications in fields such as finance and social sciences?
Which area of mathematics is developed in close correlation with its applications in fields such as finance and social sciences?
- Statistics (correct)
- Number theory
- Algebra
- Geometry
What do the fundamental truths of mathematics depend on?
What do the fundamental truths of mathematics depend on?
What do proofs in mathematics consist of?
What do proofs in mathematics consist of?
What is the main focus of number theory in mathematics?
What is the main focus of number theory in mathematics?
In mathematics, what are the fundamental truths considered to be independent from scientific experimentation?
In mathematics, what are the fundamental truths considered to be independent from scientific experimentation?
Which subdiscipline of mathematics deals with the study of abstract objects stipulated to have certain properties?
Which subdiscipline of mathematics deals with the study of abstract objects stipulated to have certain properties?
Which area of mathematics is closely related to its applications in fields such as finance and social sciences?
Which area of mathematics is closely related to its applications in fields such as finance and social sciences?
What does most mathematical activity involve?
What does most mathematical activity involve?
