<p>As I read online following areas in mathematics come into play in ML research</p>
<ul>
<li>Linear Algebra</li>
<li>Calculus</li>
<li>Differential Equations</li>
<li>Probability</li>
<li>Statistics</li>
<li>Discrete Mathematics</li>
<li>Optimization</li>
<li>Analytic Geometry</li>
<li>Topology</li>
<li>Numerical and Real Analysis</li>
</ul>
<p>Can / Are any other areas of math used in ML research? If so what other areas? ex: Number theory</p>

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2020-11-03T02:29:56.093Z
Probably not number theory, except for combinatorics.
FourierFlux
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2020-11-04T06:46:02.477Z
Convex geometry, can it be?
CuCaRot
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[Here](https://ai.stackexchange.com/q/7352/2444) is a related question.
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Can any area of math come into play in Machine Learning Research?
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# Can any area of math come into play in Machine Learning Research?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-11-03)

As I read online following areas in mathematics come into play in ML research

* Linear Algebra
* Calculus
* Differential Equations
* Probability
* Statistics
* Discrete Mathematics
* Optimization
* Analytic Geometry
* Topology
* Numerical and Real Analysis

Can / Are any other areas of math used in ML research? If so what other areas? ex: Number theory

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Probably not number theory, except for combinatorics.  
> **username_2**: Convex geometry, can it be?  
> **username_3**: [Here](https://ai.stackexchange.com/q/7352/2444) is a related question.  

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