... the mathematics of Western Europe. Over a period of several hundred years, it became the mathematics of the world. But what is math? According to the greatest philosopher, "math is the study of Quantity", but if you were to ask anyone on the street this question, they would probably tell you that it has something to do with adding, subtracting, multiplication, and ... division, and some people will tell you that it is the worst subject in school. According to Encarta encyclopedia mathematics is the study of relationships among quantities, magnitudes, and properties and of logical operat...

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