Mathematics is a subject 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.
Mathematical science is the foundation of natural science, technical science and other sciences, and plays an increasingly important role in the development of economic science, social science and humanities. The application of mathematics is more and more extensive, and it permeates every aspect of social life. Its combination with computer technology has directly created various values for the society and promoted the development of social productive forces.
Mathematics plays a unique and irreplaceable role in the process of forming human rational thinking and promoting individual intelligence development. Mathematics is an important part of human culture, and mathematics quality is the basic quality that citizens must have.
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.
Its plural form in English and the plural form in French plus -es form mathématiques, which can be traced back to the Latin neutral plural (mathematica), and Cicero from the Greek plural τ α μ α θ ι α ι κ? (ta mathē matiká).