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Knowledge and use of basic mathematics have always been an inherent and integral part of individual and group life Today, mathematics is used throughout the world in many fields, including science, engineering, medicine and economics
The evolution of mathematics might be seen as an ever-increasing series of abstractions, or alternatively an expansion of subject matter. The first abstraction was probably that of numbers. The realization that two apples and two oranges have something in common was a breakthrough in human thought. In addition to recognizing how to count physical objects, prehistoric peoples also recognized how to count abstract quantities, like time — days, seasons, years |
