pure mathematics

Etymology
An early usage, from 1746, is in the title of the position (later "Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics").

Noun

 * 1) The study of mathematical concepts independently of applications outside mathematics.
 * 2) * 1983, B. D. Bunday, H. Mulholland, Pure Mathematics for Advanced Level, Butterworths, 2nd Edition, page v,
 * Since the first edition was published there have been changes in the content of the pure mathematics syllabuses of the various examining boards.
 * 1) * 2010, Martin Liebeck, A Concise Introduction to Pure Mathematics, Taylor & Chapman (CRC Press: Chapman & Hall), 3rd Edition, page xii,
 * When starting to study pure mathematics at university, students often have a refreshing sense of "beginning all over again."
 * When starting to study pure mathematics at university, students often have a refreshing sense of "beginning all over again."

Usage notes

 * The term is used both for the practice of mathematics "for its own sake" and for the associated division created at university level for teaching and administration purposes. Some mathematicians regard the university division as artificial: some in the Applied Mathematics department, for instance, may consider themselves pure mathematicians.

Synonyms

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Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: čistá matematika
 * Danish: ren matematik
 * Dutch: zuivere wiskunde
 * Finnish: puhdas matematiikka
 * French:
 * Georgian: წმინდა მათემატიკა
 * German: reine Mathematik
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: hrein stærðfræði
 * Indonesian: matematika murni
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 純粋数学
 * Malay: matematik tulen
 * Norwegian: ren matematikk
 * Portuguese: matemática pura
 * Romanian: matematică pură
 * Spanish: matemáticas puras
 * Swedish: ren matematik
 * Tagalog: tagnas na sipnayan
 * Welsh: mathemateg bur