Hierarchy — A hierarchy (Greek: hierarchia (ἱεραρχία), from hierarches, leader of sacred rites ) is an arrangement of items (objects, names, values, categories, etc.) in which the items are represented as being above, below, or at the same level as one… … Wikipedia
Hierarchy (disambiguation) — The concept of hierarchy, originally meaning rule by priests , has been used metaphorically to describe many different things. See Hierarchy for the main article, and also: * Hierarchical organization * Hierarchy (mathematics) * Containment… … Wikipedia
Hierarchy of knowledge — The Hierarchy of knowledge is the idea that the basic fields of the sciences and mathematics can be organized linearly from its most basic pure form to its most derivative manifestation, at least as a convenience of discussion.In brief, the… … Wikipedia
Mathematics — Maths and Math redirect here. For other uses see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation). Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3r … Wikipedia
Mathematics education — A mathematics lecture at Aalto University School of Science and Technology. Educational Research … Wikipedia
mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… … Universalium
mathematics, foundations of — Scientific inquiry into the nature of mathematical theories and the scope of mathematical methods. It began with Euclid s Elements as an inquiry into the logical and philosophical basis of mathematics in essence, whether the axioms of any system… … Universalium
mathematics, East Asian — Introduction the discipline of mathematics as it developed in China and Japan. When speaking of mathematics in East Asia, it is necessary to take into account China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam as a whole. At a very early time in their… … Universalium
mathematics, philosophy of — The philosophy of mathematics attempts to explain both the nature of mathematical facts and entities, and the way in which we have our knowledge of both. Modern philosophy of mathematics began with the foundational studies of Cantor, R. Dedekind … Philosophy dictionary
Arithmetical hierarchy — In mathematical logic, the arithmetical hierarchy, arithmetic hierarchy or Kleene hierarchy classifies certain sets based on the complexity of formulas that define them. Any set that receives a classification is called arithmetical. The… … Wikipedia
