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</div>'''[[Mathematics]]''' is the study of [[patterns]] and [[relationships]], including concepts such as [[quantity]], [[structure]], [[space]], [[uncertainty]], and [[change]]. It evolved through the use of [[abstraction (mathematics)|abstraction]] and [[logic|logical]] [[reasoning]], from [[counting]], [[calculation]], [[measurement]], and the systematic study of [[position]]s, [[shape]]s and [[motion (physics)|motion]]s of physical objects. [[Mathematician]]s explore such concepts, aiming to formulate new [[conjecture]]s and establish their truth by [[Rigour#Mathematical rigour|rigorous]] deduction from appropriately chosen [[axiom]]s and [[definition]]s. |
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'''[[Mathematics]]''' is the study of [[Mathematical notation|representing]] and [[Mathematical proof|reasoning about]] abstract [[Mathematical object|objects]] (such as [[number]]s, [[Point (geometry)|points]], [[Euclidean space|spaces]], [[Set (mathematics)|sets]], [[Mathematical structure|structure]]s, and [[Game Theory|games]]). Mathematics is used throughout the world as an essential tool in many fields, including [[natural science]], [[engineering]], [[medicine]], and the [[social sciences]]. [[Applied mathematics]], the branch of mathematics concerned with application of mathematical knowledge to other fields, inspires and makes use of new mathematical discoveries and sometimes leads to the development of entirely new mathematical disciplines, such as [[statistics]] and [[game theory]]. Mathematicians also engage in [[pure mathematics]], or mathematics for its own sake, without having any application in mind. There is no clear line separating pure and applied mathematics, and practical applications for what began as pure mathematics are often discovered. {{TFAFULL|Mathematics}} |
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Latest revision as of 19:43, 21 April 2022
The Mathematics Portal
Mathematics is the study of representing and reasoning about abstract objects (such as numbers, points, spaces, sets, structures, and games). Mathematics is used throughout the world as an essential tool in many fields, including natural science, engineering, medicine, and the social sciences. Applied mathematics, the branch of mathematics concerned with application of mathematical knowledge to other fields, inspires and makes use of new mathematical discoveries and sometimes leads to the development of entirely new mathematical disciplines, such as statistics and game theory. Mathematicians also engage in pure mathematics, or mathematics for its own sake, without having any application in mind. There is no clear line separating pure and applied mathematics, and practical applications for what began as pure mathematics are often discovered. (Full article...)
- Note. A list of images for this introduction is at Portal:Mathematics/Intro/Image.