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What are the major subdisciplines of modern mathematics mentioned in the text?

  • Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis (correct)
  • Logic, topology, calculus, and algebra
  • Arithmetic, statistics, topology, and calculus
  • Calculus, statistics, trigonometry, and arithmetic
  • What is the primary method used in mathematical activity, as per the text?

  • Observation of natural phenomena and experimental testing
  • Intuition and guesswork
  • Trial and error
  • Discovery of properties of abstract objects and use of pure reason to prove them (correct)
  • What do proofs in mathematics consist of, based on the text?

  • A series of educated guesses
  • A collection of experimental data
  • A summary of popular beliefs
  • A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results (correct)
  • What are the objects that mathematical proofs involve, according to the text?

    <p>Abstractions from nature or stipulated entities with certain properties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nature of the general consensus among mathematicians regarding the definition of mathematics, as per the text?

    <p>There is no general consensus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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