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What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics?
number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis
How is most mathematical activity described?
involves the discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them
What does a proof consist of in mathematics?
a succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results
What are the entities in modern mathematics stipulated to have?
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