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What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics mentioned in the text?
Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis
What does most mathematical activity involve?
Discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them
What do proofs in mathematics consist of?
A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results
What are the entities in modern mathematics stipulated to have certain properties called?
Axioms
What do abstract objects in mathematics consist of?
Abstractions from nature or entities stipulated to have certain properties
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