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What is the etymological meaning of the word 'mathematics'?
What is the etymological meaning of the word 'mathematics'?
In which field did the problem of integer factorization find practical application?
In which field did the problem of integer factorization find practical application?
What did the Pythagoreans likely constrain the use of the word 'mathematics' to during their time?
What did the Pythagoreans likely constrain the use of the word 'mathematics' to during their time?
Which two areas of mathematics were primarily divided until the 16th and 17th centuries?
Which two areas of mathematics were primarily divided until the 16th and 17th centuries?
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What did the term 'mathematics' commonly mean in Latin and English until around 1700?
What did the term 'mathematics' commonly mean in Latin and English until around 1700?
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Which major subdiscipline of mathematics is primarily concerned with quantities and their changes?
Which major subdiscipline of mathematics is primarily concerned with quantities and their changes?
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In modern mathematics, what are entities that are stipulated to have certain properties called?
In modern mathematics, what are entities that are stipulated to have certain properties called?
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What type of reasoning is predominantly used in most mathematical activity to prove properties of abstract objects?
What type of reasoning is predominantly used in most mathematical activity to prove properties of abstract objects?
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Which area of knowledge extensively uses mathematics for modeling phenomena?
Which area of knowledge extensively uses mathematics for modeling phenomena?
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What are the fundamental truths of mathematics independent from according to the text?
What are the fundamental truths of mathematics independent from according to the text?
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