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. Mathematical Logic (Wikipedia)
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Mathematical logic emerged in the mid-19th century as a subfield of mathematics, reflecting the confluence of two traditions: formal philosophical logic and mathematics.
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