Mathematics (hanyu pinyin: shùXué；; ; Greek: μ α θ η μ α κ; English: mathematics or maths), whose English comes from the ancient Greek word μθξμα(máthēma), has the meaning of learning, learning and science.
Ancient Greek scholars regarded it as the starting point of philosophy and the "foundation of learning". In addition, there is a narrow and technical meaning-"mathematical research". Even in its etymology, its adjective meaning is used to refer to mathematics whenever it is related to learning.
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 abstract concept is probably number (China's arithmetic), and its 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.