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Integer number 4

Integer number 7

Integer number 8

Integer number 9

Arithmetic operation

Algebraic number

Complex number that is a root of a non-zero polynomial in one variable with rational coefficients

Applied mathematics

Application of mathematical methods to other fields

Something roughly the same as something else

Arabic numerals

The ten symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9

Elementary branch of mathematics

Number expressed as a sum of powers of 2

Binomial (polynomial)

In mathematics, a polynomial with two terms

Cardinal number

Size of a possibly infinite set

Number with a real and an imaginary part

Computable number

Real number that can be computed within arbitrary precision

Proposition in mathematics that is unproven

Constant (mathematics)

Function or value which does not change during a process

Constructible number

Real number constructible via compass and straightedge

Continued fraction

Representation of a number by a (generally infinite) sequence of additions and inversions

Secondary statement which can be readily deduced from a previous, more notable statement

Finding the number of elements of a finite set

Numeral system with ten as its base

Decimal separator

Numerical symbol

Divisibility rule

Shorthand way of determining whether a given number is divisible by a fixed divisor

Division (mathematics)

Arithmetic operation

Division by zero

Class of mathematical expression

Mathematical symbol for division: ÷

Integer that divides evenly another integer

Base twelve number system

e (mathematical constant)

2.71828..., base of natural logarithms

Egyptian fraction

Finite sum of distinct unit fractions

Equality of two mathematical expressions

Equation solving

Finding values for variables that make an equation true

Process of finding an approximation, which is a value that is usable for some purpose, though uncertain

Euclidean algorithm

Algorithm for computing greatest common divisors

Euler's constant

Relates logarithm and harmonic series

Method for estimating new data outside known data points

Feigenbaum constants

Mathematical constants related to chaotic behavior

Mathematics award

Concise way of expressing information symbolically

Mathematical representation of a portion of a whole

Gaussian integer

Complex number whose real and imaginary parts are both integers

Number, approximately 1.618

Greatest common divisor

Largest positive integer that divides two or more integers

Base 16 numerical system

Hilbert's problems

Twenty-three problems in mathematics published in 1900

Identity (mathematics)

Equation that is satisfied for all values of the variables

Imaginary number

Complex number defined by real number multiplied by imaginary unit "i"

Principal square root of −1

Number in {..., –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, ...}

Irrational number

Real number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of integers

Least common multiple

Smallest positive number divisible by two integers

Lemma (mathematics)

Theorem used to prove more complex theorems

Standard division algorithm for multi-digit numbers

Lowest common denominator

The lowest common multiple of the denominators of a set of fractions

Mathematical constant

Fixed number that has received a name

Mathematical notation

System of symbolic representations of mathematical objects and ideas

Mathematical problem

Problem that can be possibly solved via mathematics

Mathematical proof

Rigorous demonstration that a mathematical statement follows from its premises

Mathematical puzzle

Person with an extensive knowledge of mathematics

Modular arithmetic

Computation modulo a fixed integer

Computational operation

Polynomial with only one term

Multiple (mathematics)

Product with an integer

Arithmetical operation

Multiplication sign

Mathematical symbol: ×

Multiplication table

Mathematical table

A kind of number, used for counting

Negative number

Real number that is strictly less than zero

Number with all digits equally frequent

Used to count, measure, and label

Notation for expressing numbers

Numerical digit

Symbols used in combinations to write numbers

Base-8 positional notation, using digits 0–7

Operation (mathematics)

Procedure which produces a result from zero or more inputs

Order of operations

In mathematics and computer science, order in which operations are performed

Parity (mathematics)

Property of being an even or odd number

Math symbol (%) (Parts per hundred.)

Number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100

Topics referred to by the same term

Plus and minus signs

Mathematical symbols (+ and −)

In mathematics, sum of products of variables, power of variables, and coefficients

Positional notation

Method for representing or encoding numbers

Product (mathematics)

Mathematical form

Pure mathematics

Mathematics studies that are independent of any application outside mathematics

Quaternary numeral system

Numeral system with four as its base

Positional number system with base 5

Relationship between two numbers of the same kind

Rational number

Quotient of two integers

Number representing a continuous quantity

Recreational mathematics

Form of entertainment in mathematics

Numbers in the Roman numeral system

Scientific notation

Method of writing numbers, especially very large or small ones

Base sixty numeral system

Sign (mathematics)

Number property of being positive or negative

Glyph variant of numeral 0 (zero) with slash

Square root of 2

Unique positive real number which when multiplied by itself gives 2

One of the four basic arithmetic operations

Numeral form used for counting

Ternary numeral system

Base-3 numeral system

In mathematics, a statement that has been proved

Transcendental number

Number that cannot be found as a result of an algebraic equation with integer coefficients

Polynomial consisting of three terms or monomials

Variable (mathematics)

Symbol that represents an indeterminate value

Numeral system based on twenty