This dimension sorts a branch of mathematics by whether it is pursued for its own sake or for outside use. Wikipedia describes pure mathematics as "the study of mathematical concepts independently of any application outside mathematics," a pursuit driven by curiosity rather than a practical problem. Browsing this way separates branches built for their own beauty from branches built to solve something else.
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1. Wikipedia: Algebra
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This changed with the Persian mathematician Al-Khwarizmi, who published his The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing in 825 CE. Al-Khwarizmi provided the first analytical theory for solving equations by classifying them into six standard forms and offering systematic, step-by-step procedures for their solutions.
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