applied mathematics

Noun
  1. The branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world (synset 106027371)
    is a type of: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    subtypes:
    • linear programming - a mathematical technique used in economics; finds the maximum or minimum of linear functions in many variables subject to constraints
    • statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
    • probability theory, theory of probability - the branch of applied mathematics that deals with probabilities
    same as: applied math

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