Branch links a conjecture to the field of mathematics it belongs to. Wikipedia places the Poincare conjecture "in the mathematical field of geometric topology," a branch distinct from number theory or algebra. This dimension groups conjectures that belong to the same branch of mathematics.
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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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