Individual #mathematics__math__maths__math a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
instance of: scientific_discipline
>part: pure_mathematics the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness
>part: arithmetic the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
>part: algorism computation with Arabic figures
>part: geometry the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
>part: elementary_geometry__parabolic_geometry__parabolicgeometry__Euclidean_geometry geometry based on Euclid's axioms: e.g., only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line
>part: non-Euclidean_geometry geometry based on axioms different from Euclid's
>part: hyperbolic_geometry a non-Euclidean geometry in which it is assumed that through any point there are two or more parallel lines that do not intersect a given line in the plane
>part: elliptic_geometry__Riemannian_geometry a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space is like a sphere and a line is a great circle
>part: spherical_geometry__sphericalgeometry the geometry of figures on the surface of a sphere
>part: analytic_geometry__analytical_geometry__coordinate_geometry the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system
>part: plane_geometry__planegeometry the geometry of 2-dimensional figures
>part: solid_geometry__solidgeometry the geometry of 3-dimensional space
>part: projective_geometry__descriptive_geometry__descriptivegeometry the geometry of properties that remain invariant under projection
>part: trigonometry__trig the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
>part: spherical_trigonometry__sphericaltrigonometry the trigonometry of spherical triangles
>part: triangulation.trigonometry a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation
>part: algebra the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
>part: quadratics a branch of algebra dealing with quadratic equations
>part: linear_algebra the part of algebra that deals with the theory of linear equations and linear transformation
>part: vector_algebra the part of algebra that deals with the theory of vectors and vector spaces
>part: vector_decomposition__decomposition the analysis of a vector field
>part: matrix_algebra the part of algebra that deals with the theory of matrices
>part: infinitesimal_calculus__calculus__the_calculus the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
>part: analysis.infinitesimal_calculus__analysi a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation
>part: Fourier_analysis__harmonic_analysis analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components
>part: differential_calculus__method_of_fluxions the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential
>part: integral_calculus the part of calculus that deals with integration and its application in the solution of differential equations and in determining areas or volumes etc.
>part: calculus_of_variations the calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals
>part: set_theory__settheory the branch of pure mathematics that deals with the nature and relations of sets
>part: group_theory__grouptheory the branch of mathematics dealing with groups
>part: Galois_theory group theory applied to the solution of algebraic equations
>part: topology__analysis_situs the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence
>part: metamathematics__metamathematic the logical analysis of mathematical reasoning
>part: applied_mathematics__appliedmathematic__applied_math__appliedmath the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of of the physical or biological or sociological world
>part: linear_programming a mathematical technique used in economics; finds the maximum or minimum of linear functions in many variables subject to constraints
>part: statistics a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
>part: nonparametric_statistics the branch of statistics dealing with variables without making assumptions about the parameters of their distribution
>part: probability_theory__probabilitytheory the branch of applied mathematics that deals with probabilities
>part: mathematical_systems_theory
>part: automata_theory
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