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What is the main activity in mathematics?
discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis
What are proofs composed of?
a succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results
What are the properties of abstract objects called?
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What are considered true starting points of a theory?
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