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Which major subdiscipline of mathematics deals with quantities and their changes?

  • Number theory
  • Algebra
  • Analysis (correct)
  • Geometry
  • What do most mathematical activities involve?

  • Use of empirical evidence to prove theorems
  • Discovery of properties of concrete objects
  • Use of pure imagination to prove theorems
  • Discovery of properties of abstract objects (correct)
  • What do mathematical objects consist of in modern mathematics?

  • Concrete objects only
  • Entities that are stipulated to have uncertain properties
  • Entities that are stipulated to have certain properties (correct)
  • Entities derived from empirical observations
  • What does a proof in mathematics consist of?

    <p>A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nature of the general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline?

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

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

    <p>Number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary method for proving properties of abstract objects in mathematics?

    <p>The use of pure reason and deductive rules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do mathematical objects in modern mathematics consist of?

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

    What is considered as the starting points of a mathematical theory?

    <p>Previously proved theorems, axioms, and basic properties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does most mathematical activity involve?

    <p>The discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them</p> Signup and view all the answers

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