Home›Sources›Encyclopaedia Britannica, MathematicsSourcesEncyclopaedia Britannica, MathematicsEncyclopediaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextMathematics Atlas. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mathematics." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://mathematics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/britannica-mathematics.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextMathematics Atlas. (n.d.). Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mathematics. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://mathematics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/britannica-mathematicsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{mathematicsatlas-encyclopaedia-britannica-mathematics, author = {Mathematics Atlas}, title = {Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mathematics}, year = {2026}, url = {https://mathematics.interactiveatlas.org/sources/britannica-mathematics}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingEncyclopaedia Britannica's general mathematics coverage, used across the founding wave for standard biographical dates and definitional facts.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (72 claims)Take a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.URLWell-attestedhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/mathematicsSource TypeWell-attestedEncyclopediaAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1SourcesEncyclopaedia Britannica, Mathematicstier 1Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.View the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (72 claims)This source backs 72 claims across the atlas. As facts: 57 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 11 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicMathematicians, 37 claims: 31 well-attested, 6 holds.Theorems, 11 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 5 holds.Articles, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 general references.Concepts, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.Branches of Mathematics, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Well-attested57ArticlesThe Slope of the InstantWhy the Internet Trusts a Hard ProblemBranches of MathematicsApplied and Computational MathematicsProbability and StatisticsTopologyConceptsDerivativeGroup (Abstract Algebra)Prime NumberMathematiciansAndrew WilesEmmy NoetherIsaac NewtonPierre-Simon LaplaceRene DescartesSourcesEncyclopaedia Britannica, MathematicsTheoremsFermat's Last TheoremFundamental Theorem of CalculusScholarly debate1TheoremsFundamental Theorem of CalculusHolds11MathematiciansAndrew WilesEmmy NoetherIsaac NewtonRene DescartesTheoremsFermat's Last TheoremFundamental Theorem of CalculusGeneral References3ArticlesThe Slope of the InstantWhy the Internet Trusts a Hard ProblemBranches of MathematicsApplied and Computational MathematicsTake a Related QuizThe Mathematics Atlas Founding QuizIncludes a question about Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mathematics.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year