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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Era Of Emergence Pure or Applied
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1. Wikipedia: Mathematical Optimization
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Dantzig published the Simplex algorithm in 1947, and also John von Neumann and other researchers worked on the theoretical aspects of linear programming (like the theory of duality) around the same time.
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