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  2. Abstraction (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    Abstraction in mathematics is the process of extracting the underlying structures, patterns or properties of a mathematical concept, removing any dependence on real world objects with which it might originally have been connected, and generalizing it so that it has wider applications or matching among other abstract descriptions of equivalent phenomena.

  3. Glossary of mathematical jargon - Wikipedia

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    A synonym for a function between sets or a morphism in a category. Depending on authors, the term "maps" or the term "functions" may be reserved for specific kinds of functions or morphisms (e.g., function as an analytic term and map as a general term). mathematics See mathematics. multivalued

  4. Abstraction - Wikipedia

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    Abstraction in mathematics is the process of extracting the underlying structures, patterns or properties of a mathematical concept or object, removing any dependence on real-world objects with which it might originally have been connected, and generalizing it so that it has wider applications or matching among other abstract descriptions of ...

  5. List of mathematical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    W^5 – which was what we wanted. Synonym of Q.E.D. walog – without any loss of generality. wff – well-formed formula. whp – with high probability. wlog – without loss of generality. WMA – we may assume. WO – well-ordered set. [1] WOP – well-ordered principle. w.p. – with probability. wp1 – with probability 1.

  6. Abstract algebra - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, more specifically algebra, abstract algebra or modern algebra is the study of algebraic structures, which are sets with specific operations acting on their elements. [1] Algebraic structures include groups , rings , fields , modules , vector spaces , lattices , and algebras over a field .

  7. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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    A mathematical symbol is a figure or a combination of figures that is used to represent a mathematical object, an action on mathematical objects, a relation between mathematical objects, or for structuring the other symbols that occur in a formula.

  8. Category:Glossaries of mathematics - Wikipedia

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  9. Glossary of areas of mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Mathematics is a broad subject that is commonly divided in many areas or branches that may be defined by their objects of study, by the used methods, or by both. For example, analytic number theory is a subarea of number theory devoted to the use of methods of analysis for the study of natural numbers .