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Mathematics
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Thomas, Christopher Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, Massachusetts.
Last reviewed:November 2021
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.410100
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The study of the patterns and relationships that arise between abstract concepts. Though studied purely for its own sake, mathematics is the language with which all rigorous science is discussed. As the German-born U.S. theoretical physicist Albert Einstein wondered, “How is it possible that mathematics, a product of human thought that is independent of experience, fits so excellently the objects of physical reality?” See also: Philosophy of science; Science
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