Mathematics [English: Mathematics, derived from the ancient Greek μ θ η μ α (má th ē ma); Often abbreviated as math or maths], it is a discipline that studies concepts such as quantity, structure, change, space and information.
Mathematics is a universal means for human beings to strictly describe the abstract structure and mode of things, and can be applied to any problem in the real world. All mathematical objects are artificially defined in essence. In this sense, mathematics belongs to formal science, not natural science. Different mathematicians and philosophers have a series of views on the exact scope and definition of mathematics.
A brief history of western mathematics
The evolution of mathematics can be regarded as the continuous development of abstraction or the extension of subject matter, and the eastern and western cultures have also taken different angles. European civilization developed geometry, and China developed arithmetic.
The first abstracted concept is probably number (China's calculation). His cognition that two apples and two oranges have something in common is a great breakthrough in human thought. Besides knowing how to calculate the number of actual objects, prehistoric humans also knew how to calculate the number of abstract concepts, such as time-date, season and year. Arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) will naturally occur.
In addition, you need writing or other systems that can record numbers, such as Mu Fu or chips used by the Incas. There are many different counting systems in history.