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discrete mathematics

study of discrete mathematical structures
Intangible academic_discipline Q121416
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Summary

discrete mathematics is an academic discipline[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of academic discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,187 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: mathematical theory[3], branch of mathematics[4]
  • Subclass of: branch of mathematics[5], pure mathematics[6]
  • Part of: mathematics[7]
  • Commons category: Discrete mathematics[8]
  • Has part(s): combinatorics[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Discrete mathematics[10]
  • Topic has template: Q141708493[11]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/discrete-mathematics[12], https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/tags/dm.discrete-mathematics[13]
  • ACM Classification Code (2012): 10003624[14]
  • Uses: countably infinite set[15]
  • Literal translation: 離散数学[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[18]

Why It Matters

discrete mathematics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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  14. [16] ↑ . hongo.wide.ad.jp. hongo.wide.ad.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · DeltaBot bot · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 6d ago · Lee · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0004187-diskretni-matematika
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  4. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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