Definition of mathematics
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:the science of numbers and their operations (see operation 5), interrelations, combinations, generalizations, and abstractions and of space (see 1space 7) configurations and their structure, measurement, transformations, and generalizations
- Algebra, arithmetic, calculus, geometry, and trigonometry are branches of mathematics.
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:a branch of, operation in, or use of mathematics
- the mathematics of physical chemistry
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