alleryBy its method, when is a field counted as mathematics?
AWhen it uses numbers
BWhen it can prove theorems
CWhen it uses computers
DWhen it studies nature
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. When it can prove theorems
1. One definition looks at methods, not objects of study.
2. An area counts as mathematics once theorems can be proved in it.
3. A theorem rests on purely logical deduction.
_Source: Wikipedia, Mathematics, Proposed definitions_
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