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Why do both sine and cosine exist?
trigonometry
math-history
Has lack of mathematical rigour killed anybody before?
soft-question
math-history
Can you provide me historical examples of pure mathematics becoming "useful"?
soft-question
math-history
big-list
applications
Examples of mathematical discoveries which were kept as a secret
reference-request
soft-question
math-history
big-list
mathematicians
Why do people use "it is easy to prove"?
soft-question
math-history
proof-writing
Mathematical ideas that took long to define rigorously
soft-question
definition
math-history
big-list
foundations
What were some major mathematical breakthroughs in 2016? [closed]
soft-question
education
math-history
big-list
big-picture
Is zero odd or even?
elementary-number-theory
modular-arithmetic
math-history
parity
Why are rings called rings?
abstract-algebra
ring-theory
terminology
math-history
A 1,400 years old approximation to the sine function by Mahabhaskariya of Bhaskara I
trigonometry
approximation
math-history
What are some examples of when Mathematics 'accidentally' discovered something about the world?
soft-question
math-history
big-list
Why do mathematicians use single-letter variables?
soft-question
notation
math-history
In the history of mathematics, has there ever been a mistake?
math-history
fake-proofs
Is $\frac{\textrm{d}y}{\textrm{d}x}$ not a ratio?
calculus
analysis
math-history
nonstandard-analysis
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