The historical origin of the development of mathematics: its English comes from the ancient Greek word μθξμα(máthēma), which means 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 numbers (China's calculation). He realized that two apples and two oranges have something in common, which 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.

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