Mathematics
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Mathematics is the science of quantity and relationships between quantities. Mathematicians find structure and patterns in numbers as well as physical reality. At lower levels, math helps perform basic operations with numbers; at higher levels, the user becomes a full-fledged researcher capable of discovering new laws and theorems. Mathematics has limited use on its own, but becomes a precious support skill in a variety of fields, ranging from construction and engineering to record keeping and even several branches of magic, such as Alchemy.
History
Mathematics was donated to mankind by Eyris, goddess of knowledge, shortly after Qalaya had gifted them with writing. Rather than giving them all the facts, however, she provided them with a few basic axioms - statements that are considered to be true - and ordered people to derive all the laws of the world.
The height of mathematics was reached in late Alahea, when the subject was a prominent part of the curriculum of Paramagical Studies at the Imperial Academy of Magic. Most of its finer points have been lost with the Valterrian, but scholars salvaged what they could. With the forced shift towards practical application brought by the cataclysm, Mathematics is a niche field at best; finding a high-level practitioner is a mark of impressive education.
To be continued!