APPLIEDMATHEMATICS

Applied mathematics

Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge. The term "applied mathematics" also describes the professional specialty in which mathematicians work on practical problems; as a profession focused on practical problems, applied mathematics focuses on the formulation and study of mathematical models. In the past, practical applications have motivated the development of mathematical theories, which then became the subject of study in pure ...

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applied mathematics

Noun

colloquial short forms applied maths (British), applied math (US)
  1. Mathematics used to solve problems in other sciences such as physics, engineering or electronics, as opposed to pure mathematics.


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