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What does most mathematical activity involve?
What does most mathematical activity involve?
- Memorization of various formulas and theorems
- Manipulation of numerical values without reasoning
- Application of statistical methods to real-world problems
- Discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them (correct)
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
- Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis (correct)
- Arithmetic, calculus, statistics, and trigonometry
- Algebra, calculus, topology, and probability
- Geometry, arithmetic, statistics, and analysis
What do mathematical objects consist of in modern mathematics?
What do mathematical objects consist of in modern mathematics?
- Real-world physical objects and their measurements
- Entities with properties that are constantly changing
- Randomly chosen elements without specific properties
- Abstractions from nature or stipulated entities with certain properties (correct)
What does a proof in mathematics consist of?
What does a proof in mathematics consist of?
What are considered as starting points of a mathematical theory?
What are considered as starting points of a mathematical theory?
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