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history of mathematics

field of study that investigates the origin of discoveries in mathematics and the mathematical methods and notation of the past
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history of mathematics

Summary

history of mathematics is an aspect of history[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of aspect_of_history entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,804 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • history of mathematics's instance of is recorded as aspect of history[3].
  • history of mathematics is a type of history of science[4].
  • history of mathematics's Commons category is recorded as History of mathematics[5].
  • history of mathematics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:History of mathematics[6].
  • history of mathematics's main subject is mathematics[7].
  • history of mathematics's facet of is recorded as mathematics[8].
  • history of mathematics's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/math-history[9].
  • history of mathematics's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathoverflow.net/tags/ho.history-overview[10].
  • history of mathematics's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://hsm.stackexchange.com/tags/mathematics[11].
  • history of mathematics's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/tags/history[12].
  • history of mathematics's practiced by is recorded as historian of mathematics[13].
  • history of mathematics's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].
  • history of mathematics's Stack Exchange site URL is recorded as https://hsm.stackexchange.com[15].

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Definition and Type

history of mathematics's instance of is recorded as aspect of history[3]. It is a type of history of science[4].

Why It Matters

history of mathematics ranks in the top 2% of aspect_of_history entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,804 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Daina Taimiņa Dietmar Herrmann history of science mathematics Michael S. Schneider Moritz Cantor

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0268618-dejiny-matematiky
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0268618-dejiny-matematiky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → mathematics
    Practiced by → historian of mathematics
    Instance of → aspect of history
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007473979605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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