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What does most mathematical activity involve?
What does most mathematical activity involve?
The discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them.
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis.
What do mathematical objects in modern mathematics consist of?
What do mathematical objects in modern mathematics consist of?
Abstractions from nature or stipulated entities that have certain properties, called axioms.
What does a proof consist of in mathematics?
What does a proof consist of in mathematics?
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What is the area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas, structures, shapes, and spaces?
What is the area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas, structures, shapes, and spaces?
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