Body: <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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Comments.Text: Probably not number theory, except for combinatorics.
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Comments.Text: Convex geometry, can it be?
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Comments.Text: [Here](https://ai.stackexchange.com/q/7352/2444) is a related question.
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Title: Can any area of math come into play in Machine Learning Research?
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ThreadText: # 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
  
  **Tags:** machine-learning, math, research
  
  > **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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