pure mathematics

noun

Etymology

An early usage, from 1746, is in the title of the position Sadlerian Lecturer of Pure Mathematics (later "Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics").

Definitions

  1. The study of mathematical concepts independently of applications outside mathematics.

    • This book is the result of an attempt to bring between two covers a wide region of pure mathematics.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pure mathematics. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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