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Mathematics: Topics and Subdisciplines
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Mathematics: Topics and Subdisciplines

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What did the word 'mathematics' originally mean in Ancient Greek?

  • The study of statistics and game theory
  • The manipulation of natural numbers and fractions (correct)
  • The study of arithmetic and geometry
  • The mathematical art

    • Which area of mathematics is often developed independently from any application?

  • Geometry (correct)
  • Statistics
  • Arithmetic
  • Game theory

    • What led to a correlated increase in the development of both mathematical innovations and scientific discoveries?

  • The introduction of algebra and infinitesimal calculus
  • The interaction between mathematical innovations and scientific discoveries (correct)
  • The foundational crisis of mathematics
  • The systematization of the axiomatic method

    • What was the narrower and more technical meaning of the word 'mathematics' in Classical times?

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    What was the meaning of the term 'mathematics' in Latin and English until around 1700?

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