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What is the narrower and more technical meaning of the word 'mathematics'?
What is the narrower and more technical meaning of the word 'mathematics'?
Which area of mathematics had no practical application before its use in the RSA cryptosystem?
Which area of mathematics had no practical application before its use in the RSA cryptosystem?
In Greek mathematics, which concept first appeared notably in Euclid's Elements?
In Greek mathematics, which concept first appeared notably in Euclid's Elements?
What did the Pythagoreans constrain the use of the word 'mathēmatikoi' to mean?
What did the Pythagoreans constrain the use of the word 'mathēmatikoi' to mean?
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What did the term 'mathematics' more commonly mean in Latin and in English until around 1700?
What did the term 'mathematics' more commonly mean in Latin and in English until around 1700?
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What are the major subdisciplines represented in modern mathematics?
What are the major subdisciplines represented in modern mathematics?
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What is the primary method of mathematical activity?
What is the primary method of mathematical activity?
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What does a proof in mathematics consist of?
What does a proof in mathematics consist of?
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In which areas is mathematics essential?
In which areas is mathematics essential?
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Are the fundamental truths of mathematics dependent on scientific experimentation?
Are the fundamental truths of mathematics dependent on scientific experimentation?
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