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Revision as of 11:58, 26 December 2017
Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma, "knowledge, study, learning") is the study of topics such as numbers, structure, space, time, motion, change, and measurement.
Mathematicians seek out patterns and use them to formulate new conjectures.
Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proof.
When mathematical structures are good models of real phenomena, then mathematical reasoning can provide insight or predictions about nature.
There is a range of views among mathematicians and philosophers as to the
Practical mathematics has been a human activity for as far back as written records exist.
The research required to solve mathematical problems can take years or even centuries of sustained inquiry.
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External links:
- Mathematics @ Wikipedia
- To Live Your Best Life, Do Mathematics
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