applied mathematics

/əˌplaɪd mæθ(ə)ˌmædɪks/

Definitions of applied mathematics

1. noun

   the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world
   synonyms: applied math

   types:

   linear programming

   a mathematical technique used in economics; finds the maximum or minimum of linear functions in many variables subject to constraints

   statistics

   a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

   probability theory, theory of probability

   the branch of applied mathematics that deals with probabilities

   correlation, correlational statistics

   a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other

   nonparametric statistics

   the branch of statistics dealing with variables without making assumptions about the form or the parameters of their distribution

   biometrics, biometry, biostatistics

   a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis

   type of:

   math, mathematics, maths

   a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement