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clarify the senses involved in the ambiguity
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Elementary

Sense 1 = basic, simple, concerning the elements ("first steps") of a subject.

  • elementary fact
  • elementary introduction
  • elementary problem
  • elementary proof

Sense 2 = treating mathematical objects as elements of a collection.

  • elementary number theory
kakaz
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