純じゅん粋すい数すう学がく

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Meanings

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pure mathematics

The branch of mathematics studied for its own sake, without immediate practical application. Often contrasted with 応用数学 (applied mathematics).

See also: 応用数学

彼かれは純じゅん粋すい数すう学がくの研けん究きゅう者しゃだ。
He is a researcher in pure mathematics.
純じゅん粋すい数すう学がくと応おう用よう数すう学がくの境きょう界かいはあいまいになりつつある。
The boundary between pure and applied mathematics is becoming blurred.