Mathematics
This article is about the field of study. For other uses, see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation) . Greek mathematician Euclid (holding calipers ), 3rd century BC, as imagined by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens (1509–1511) [a] Mathematics 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Mathematicians A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Navigation Lists Outline Portal Areas v t e Mathematics (from Greek : μάθημα , máthēma , 'knowledge, study, learning') includes the study of such topics as quantity ( number theory ), [1] structure ( algebra ), [2] space ( geometry ), [1] and change ( mathematical analysis ). [3] [4] [5] It has no generally accepted definition . [6] [7] Mathematicians seek and use patterns [8] [9] to formulate new conjectures ; they res...