Mathematics: Major Subdisciplines and Concepts
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What are the major subdisciplines represented in modern mathematics?

  • Statistics, geometry, analysis, calculus
  • Number theory, algebra, geometry, analysis (correct)
  • Number theory, geometry, calculus, statistics
  • Algebra, trigonometry, calculus, analysis
  • How are most mathematical properties discovered?

  • Through experimental observation
  • By applications of inductive reasoning
  • Through guesswork and trial-and-error
  • By use of pure reason and deductive rules (correct)
  • What do mathematical objects consist of in modern mathematics?

  • Entities stipulated to have certain properties, called axioms (correct)
  • Physical properties from natural phenomena
  • A collection of random properties
  • Abstractions from nature and pure imagination
  • Which areas of study are essential to mathematics?

    <p>Natural sciences, engineering, medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes the fundamental truths of mathematics from scientific experimentation?

    <p>The independence from any scientific experimentation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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