ciencias exactas

Definitions of ciencias exactas
  1. noun
    a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    synonyms: matemáticas, mates
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    matemática aplicada
    the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world
    aritmética
    the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
    geometría
    the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
    trigonometría
    the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
    álgebra
    the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
    cálculo, cálculo infinitesimal
    the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
    teoría de conjuntos
    the branch of pure mathematics that deals with the nature and relations of sets
    topología
    the branch of pure mathematics that deals only with the properties of a figure X that hold for every figure into which X can be transformed with a one-to-one correspondence that is continuous in both directions
    metamatemática
    the logical analysis of mathematical reasoning
    programación lineal
    a mathematical technique used in economics; finds the maximum or minimum of linear functions in many variables subject to constraints
    estadística
    a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
    cálculo de probabilidades
    the branch of applied mathematics that deals with probabilities
    type of:
    ciencias, disciplina científica
    a particular branch of scientific knowledge
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