Is math/maths a science ?

[Steve Alexander]

Lehe wrote:
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> Is math/maths a science ?

Science may be defined as:
the acquisition of knowledge by experimentation.

Based on this, the majority of pure maths is probably not a science, but 
it depends largely on your definition of what an experiment is.

HTH
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