mathematics
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Summary
mathematics is an academic discipline[1]. mathematics ranks in the top 0.3% of academic discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,989 views/month, #3 of 1,010).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: academic major[3]
- Subclass of: natural science[4]
- Part of: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics[5], formal science[6], exact science[7]
- Has use: science[8], mathematical modelling[9], engineering[10], finance[11], computation[12]
- Commons category: Mathematics[13]
- Said to be the same as: mathematical sciences[14]
- Has part(s): number theory[15], geometry[16], algebra[17], category theory[18], set theory[19], statistics[20], probability theory[21], topology[22], mathematical analysis[23], combinatorics[24], mathematical logic[25], arithmetic[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mathematics[27]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Mathematics[28]
- Facet of: mathematics education[29]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[30], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[33], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[36], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[37], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[38], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[39], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[40]
- Topic has template: Template:Math topics TOC[41], Q25941515[42]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/math[43], https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/tags/mathematics[44], https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/tags/mathematics[45], https://academia.stackexchange.com/tags/mathematics[46]
- Has characteristic: mathematical beauty[47], formalization[48], eternity[49]
- Native label: μᾰθημᾰτικά[50]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C16825[51]
- Short name: maths[52]
- History of topic: history of mathematics[53], timeline of mathematics[54]
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Influence
Things named for mathematics include math rock[55], a music genre[56], founded in 1986[57] and Framasoft[58], a publishing house[59], in France[60], founded in 2001[61], headquartered in Lyon[62].
Why It Matters
mathematics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] mathematics is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
mathematics has been cited as an influence by M. C. Escher[65], a printmaker[66], 1898–1972[67], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[68], awarded the Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau[69], specialised in ceramic art[70].
Entities named for mathematics include math rock[55], a music genre[56], founded in 1986[57] and Framasoft[58], a publishing house[59], in France[60], founded in 2001[61], headquartered in Lyon[62].
FAQs
Who did mathematics influence?
mathematics has been cited as an influence by M. C. Escher[65].