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Object kind sorts mathematical objects by their basic mathematical type, such as a sequence, a set or a function. Wikipedia defines the Fibonacci sequence as "a sequence in which each element is the sum of the two elements that precede it," a kind distinct from a shape, a group or a single number. This dimension groups objects that share the same underlying mathematical form.

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1. Dynamical system (Wikipedia)
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Many people regard French mathematician Henri Poincare as the founder of dynamical systems. Poincare published two now classical monographs, New Methods of Celestial Mechanics (1892-1899).
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