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• Discrete
  ...[agreed]], definition of the term "discrete mathematics." Indeed, discrete mathematics is described less by what is included than by what is excluded: continuousl ...finite mathematics is sometimes applied to parts of the field of discrete mathematics that deals with finite sets, particularly those areas relevant to [[busines
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• Mathematics
  Plural of obsolete ''mathematic''‘mathematics,’ from Old French ''mathematique'', from [[Latin]] ''(ars) mathematica'' ...lied to other [[disciplines]] such as [[physics]] and engineering (applied mathematics).
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• Formal Sciences
  ...tly concerned with abstract [[formal systems]], for instance, [[logic]], [[mathematics]], and the theoretical branches of [[computer science]], [[information theo ...[[Imperial College London]] and [[Tokyo University]], their Department of mathematics/statistics run under the faculty of natural science/science.
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• Configuration
  In [[mathematics]], specifically [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projective_geometry projecti ...Pisanski, T. (2000), "Counting symmetric configurations", Discrete Applied Mathematics 99 (1–3): 331–338, doi:10.1016/S0166-218X(99)00143-2 .
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• Formula
  In [[mathematics]] and in [[the sciences]], a formula (plural: formulae, formulæ or formula In mathematics, a formula is a key to solve an equation with variables. For example, the p
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• Statistics
  *1: a branch of [[mathematics]] dealing with the collection, [[analysis]], [[interpretation]], and presen ...ally considered a distinct mathematical science rather than as a branch of mathematics. Some tasks a statistician may involve are less mathematical; for example,
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• Secondary Corpus
  An [[academic]] and [[applied science|applied]] field involving the study of [[behavior]] and mental processes. Study of abstract [[formal systems]],i.e. [[logic]], [[mathematics]], & theoretical [[computer science]], [[information theory]], & [[statisti
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• Connectivity
  In [[mathematics]], connectedness is used to refer to various properties [[meaning]], in som ...joined by a path. This definition is equivalent to the topological one, as applied to graphs, but it is easier to deal with in the [[context]] of [https://en.
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• Lattice
  ==Mathematics== In [[mathematics]], a '''lattice''' is a partially ordered set (also called a ''poset'') in
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• Physics
  ...the principles and laws set down by the field. Physics relies heavily on [[mathematics]] as the logical framework for formulation and quantification of principles ...diverse studies as [[quantum mechanics]] and [[theoretical physics]] to [[applied physics]] and [[optics]]. Modern physics is becoming increasingly specializ
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• Ratio
  In [[mathematics]], especially [[geometry]], a '''ratio''' expresses the magnitude of [[quan ...er sources. The Pythagoreans developed a theory of ratio and proportion as applied to numbers.[9] The Pythagoreans' conception of number included only what wo
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• Factor
  *4 a : any of the [[numbers]] or [[symbols]] in [[mathematics]] that when multiplied together form a product; also : a number or symbol t ...ences]], marketing, product management, operations [[research]], and other applied sciences that deal with large [[quantities]] of [[data]].[https://en.wikipe
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• Pattern
  == Mathematics == ...nd stochastic, integral measures describing fractal properties can also be applied to natural "fractals". Examples of such are coast lines and tree shapes, w
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• Realism
  ...sts independently of observers, whether in [[philosophy]] itself or in the applied [[arts]] and [[sciences]]. In this broad sense it is frequently contrasted .../wiki/Mathematical_realism Mathematical realism] a branch of philosophy of mathematics.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism]
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• Arbritrary
  ...ly arbitrary. With no end to measure against, there can be no [[standard]] applied to [[choice]]s, so all decisions are alike. Note that arbitrary or [[random ==Mathematics==
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• Information Theory
  '''Information theory''' is a discipline in [[applied mathematics]] involving the quantification of data with the goal of enabling as much da ...el coding]] (e.g. for [[DSL]] lines). The field is at the crossroads of [[mathematics]], [[statistics]], [[computer science]], [[physics]], [[neurobiology]], and
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• Canon
  The term is also applied by Westerners to other religions, but in inconsistent ways: for example, in ==Mathematics==
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• Probability
  ...in probability theory, that is used extensively in such areas of study as mathematics, [[statistics]], [[finance]], gambling, science, and philosophy to draw con ...century, the term 'probable' (Latin probabilis) meant approvable, and was applied in that sense, univocally, to opinion and to action. A probable action or o
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• Spectrum
  Spectrum has since been applied by [[analogy]] to topics outside of optics. Thus, one might talk about the ...have a unifying theme, but they led to [[modern]] ones. Modern usages in [[mathematics]] did evolve from a unifying theme, but this may be difficult to recognize.
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• Western Philosophy
  ...ideas about [[universal proposition|universal]] [[knowledge]] claims in [[mathematics]], [[astronomy]], [[natural philosophy]], [[music]], and many other subject ...ct disciplines for these sciences, and their separation from philosophy: [[mathematics]] became a specialized science in the ancient world, and "natural philosoph
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• 133:5 At Athens—Discourse on Science
  ...sheep in ten minutes, ten men could shear it in one minute. That is sound mathematics, but it is not true, for the ten men could not so do it; they would get in 133:5.6 [[Mathematics]] asserts that, if one person stands for a certain [[unit]] of [[intellectu
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• Aptitude
  ...ause all [[ability]] test scores tend to be correlated. Aptitude is better applied intra-individually to [[determine]] what tasks a given individual is [[rela ...oth on [[innate]] mathematical [[ability]] and [[education]] received in [[mathematics]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptitude]
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• Natural Sciences
  ...dy human behavior and society, and from the [[formal science]]s, such as [[mathematics]] and [[logic]], which use a different [[methodology]]. ...and from the [[humanities]], [[theology]] and the [[art]]s on the other. [[Mathematics]], [[statistics]] and [[computer science]] are not considered natural scien
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• Space
  ...part [[Event (philosophy)|event]]s occur. However, these measurements are applied by our minds to categorize what we sense and are not an inherent part of th ==In mathematics==
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• Proof
  ...rous deduction. In [[formal]] [[axiomatic]] [[systems]] of [[logic]] and [[mathematics]], a proof is a [[finite]] sequence of well developed [[formulas]] (generat :10. a. A standard of strength of distilled alcoholic liquors; applied to or denoting liquor of this strength; the relative strength (usually meas
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• 88:6 The Practice of Magic
  ...white and black [[magic]]. And as [[religion]] evolved, magic was the term applied to [[spirit]] operations outside one's own [[cult]], and it also referred t ...s], while [[belief]] in [[magic]] [[numbers]] founded the [[science]] of [[mathematics]].
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• Mesopotamia
  ...milar geographical concept. Later, the term Mesopotamia was more generally applied to all the lands between the Euphrates and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wi ...planting of the first cereal crops and the development of cursive script, Mathematics, Astronomy and Agriculture." A modern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyri
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• Social
  The adjective "social" implies that the verb or noun to which it is applied is somehow more communicative, cooperative, and moderated by contact with h ...that do not include the word "social". An example is [[quasi-empiricism in mathematics]] which is sometimes labelled social constructivism by those who see it as
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• Symmetry
  ...ns, rigid rotations, reflections, scaling, etc.). Emmy Noether (1882–1935) applied Klein's approach to theoretical physics to establish in 1915 a famous theor
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• Common sense
  ...tion]], the universal [[belief]] in the existence of a [[material]] world. Applied to the Scotch school which arose in the 18th c. in opposition to the views ...ogy absent original assumptions stemming from common sense? Particularism, applied to [[ethics]] and [[politics]], may seem to simply entrench prejudice and o
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• The Sciences
  ...fined here is sometimes termed [[pure science]] to differentiate it from [[applied science]], which is the application of scientific research to specific huma [[Mathematics]], which is sometimes classified within a third group of science called [[f
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• Genius
  ...first IQ tests, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Binet Alfred Binet], applied the term, to the top .1% of those tested.[2][3] This usage of the term is c ...he most frequent value. Quetelet [[discovered]] that the bell-shaped curve applied to social [[statistics]] gathered by the French government in the course of
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• Mirror
  The tin is applied because silver will not bond with the glass. The activator causes the tin/s ...eflectivities of 90–95% when new. A protective transparent overcoat may be applied to prevent oxidation of the reflective layer. Applications requiring higher
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• Science
  ...defined here is sometimes termed 'pure science' to differentiate it from [[applied science]], which is the application of scientific research to specific huma [[Mathematics]], which is sometimes classified within a third group of science called [[f
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• Analogy
  ...] the word ''αναλογια'' (''analogia'') originally meant [[Proportionality (mathematics)|proportionality]], in the mathematical sense, and it was indeed sometimes ...n]] stating as a premise a (previously hidden) universal proposition which applied both to the source and the target. In this view, instead of an argument wit
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• Focus
  ...called the eccentricity. Even in the case of two foci, the described set, applied on a single focus-directrix combination, is the whole conic section. [[Category: Mathematics]]
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• Logic
  ...solely on foundational issues, and the study of several resulting areas of mathematics came to be called [[mathematical logic]]. "Occidental mathematics has in past centuries broken away from the Greek view and followed a course
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• Matrix
  In [[mathematics]], a '''matrix''' (plural matrices, or less commonly matrixes) is a rectang ...a long history of application in solving [[linear equations]]. The Chinese mathematics [[text]] from between 300 BC and AD 200, ''[[The Nine Chapters on the Mathe
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• Cybernetics
  ...ss and refine the principles of self-regulating devices. Jakob von Uexküll applied the feedback mechanism via his model of functional cycle (Funktionskreis) i ...on S. Brown to develop electronic control systems for the U.S. Navy, later applied these ideas to social organizations such as corporations and cities as an o
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• Exponential
  ...ial. A free [[electron]] becomes sufficiently accelerated by an externally applied electrical field that it frees up additional electrons as it collides with [[Category: Mathematics]]
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• Computer Science
  ...''turologist'', ''flow-charts-man'', ''applied meta-mathematician'', and ''applied epistemologist'' Communications of the ACM 1(4):p.6. Three months later in ...er science is considered by some to have a much closer relationship with [[mathematics]] than many scientific disciplines<ref name="Denning_cs_discipline" />. Ear
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• Deduction
  ...[Logic]]. For a technical treatment of deduction as it is understood in [[mathematics]], see [[mathematical logic]]. ...avity]]. In the 19th century, [[Discovery of Neptune|Adams and LeVerrier]] applied Newton's theory (general principle) to deduce the existence, [[mass]], posi
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• Albert Einstein
  ...entered the interdenominational Luitpold Gymnasium, where he excelled in [[mathematics]] and [[Latin]]. ...s Federal Polytechnic School (ETH) in Zurich, where he studied physics and mathematics and graduated in 1900. Unable to find a regular academic position, he suppo
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• 2005-03-13-Center of Spirit, Sphere of Light
  ...d then, secondly, the selection of any of your other qualities that may be applied at any time for self advancement. All too often one will continually rearra ...integrity is the understanding of your current level of accomplishment in mathematics. You apply your current skill in a useful manner in the current moment when
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• Intellectual
  ...o working disciplines in the [[natural sciences]], [[applied sciences]], [[mathematics]] or [[engineering]]. Critics argue that intellectuals in these fields may
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• Molecule
  ...[[biochemistry]], the term ''molecule'' is used less strictly and also is applied to charged [[organic compound|organic molecules]] and [[biomolecule]]s. ...are composed of repeating [[unit cell]]s that extend either in a [[Plane (mathematics)|plane]] (such as in [[graphite]]) or three-dimensionally (such as in [[dia
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• Multiverse
  ...tars, planets and [[life]] to exist. The anthropic principle could then be applied to conclude that we would only consciously exist in those universes which w ...1,, G. F. R. Ellis, and U. Kirchner. Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Cape Town; Vatican Observatory Research Group, Steward Obser
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• Inference
  ...the rules of proper inference, i.e. the formal rules that, when correctly applied to true premises, lead to true conclusions. [[Aristotle]] has given one of ...artificial is because they are rarely encountered outside fields such as [[mathematics]]. Most of our everyday reasoning is of a less "pure" nature.
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• Complexity
  ...Kolmogorov complexity was further developed in the book (Burgin 2005) and applied to software metrics (Burgin and Debnath, 2003; Debnath and Burgin, 2003). *In mathematics, Krohn-Rhodes complexity is an important topic in the study of finite semig
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• Appendix II: Paradise and the Master Universe
  ...spheres of Havona are moving in space around Paradise. It could also have applied to life in Havona, because even in First-Age Havona finite beings were pres ...the statements that are made in this connection, and if we reduce them to mathematics, the results will be somewhat shocking. Let us accordingly examine these st
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