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  2. Mathematician - Wikipedia

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    A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with numbers , data , quantity , structure , space , models , and change .

  3. Polymath - Wikipedia

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    Type 3 people are polymathic from the outset and manage to juggle multiple careers simultaneously so that their creativity pattern is constantly varied. Type 4 creators are recognized early for one major talent (e.g., math or music) but go on to explore additional creative outlets, diversifying their productivity with age.

  4. List of Indian mathematicians - Wikipedia

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    Indian mathematicians have made a number of contributions to mathematics that have significantly influenced scientists and mathematicians in the modern era. One of such works is Hindu numeral system which is predominantly used today and is likely to be used in the future.

  5. Indian mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Indian mathematics emerged in the Indian subcontinent [1] ... and chhandas ; to conserve its meaning by use of ... "a person solving this problem within a year is a ...

  6. Mathematical logic - Wikipedia

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    The Handbook of Mathematical Logic [1] in 1977 makes a rough division of contemporary mathematical logic into four areas: . set theory; model theory; recursion theory, and; proof theory and constructive mathematics (considered as parts of a single area).

  7. Gaṇita-sāra-saṅgraha - Wikipedia

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    Gaṇitasārasan̄graha (Compendium on the gist of Mathematics) is a mathematics text written by Māhāvīrācharya.It is first text completely written on mathematics with questions asked in it being completely different from one asked in previous texts composed in Indian subcontinent.

  8. Mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, theories and theorems that are developed and proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself.

  9. Mathematical proof - Wikipedia

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    While most mathematicians do not think that probabilistic evidence for the properties of a given object counts as a genuine mathematical proof, a few mathematicians and philosophers have argued that at least some types of probabilistic evidence (such as Rabin's probabilistic algorithm for testing primality) are as good as genuine mathematical ...