What is function of uses of discrete mathematics?
One possible definition of discrete mathematics is that d.m. is the branch of mathematics dealing with countable sets. We apply discrete mathematics on mathematical structures that are fundamentally discrete rather than continuous. The objects generally studied in d.m. do not vary smoothly, but have distinct, separated values. For example integer numbers and statements in logic are such discrete objects. It’s quite different, even opposite, to calculus which presumes that quantity we measure can have real number value. In another words, continuous mathematics (including calculus) is about measuring things, while discrete mathematics is about counting things. Few examples of problems that belong in domain of discrete mathematics: 1° combinatorics If we have set of 3 elements {a,b,c} how many different permutations of 3 elements we can get? If n denotes the size of the set – the number of elements available for selection – and only permutations are considered that use all n elements, the
