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: Mathematical Analysis
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Mathematical analysis formally developed in the 17th century during the Scientific Revolution.
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