5 Questions
What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis
How is most mathematical activity described?
Involving the discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them
What do mathematical proofs consist of?
A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results
What are the objects that mathematical activity involves?
Abstractions from nature or stipulated entities with certain properties
What is the nature of the general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline?
There is no general consensus
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