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title: "How is discrete mathematics useful when studying algorithms?"  
description: "How is discrete mathematics useful when studying algorithms?"  
author: "Andy Simon"  
published: 2018-03-09  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37607/how-is-discrete-mathematics-useful-when-studying-algorithms  
category: "math"  
tags: ["discrete math"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How is discrete mathematics useful when studying algorithms?

How is discrete [mathematics](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/302840/mathematics-and-its-applications-in-science-and-beyond) [useful](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33517/what-is-the-ndk-and-why-it-is-useful-for) when studying [algorithms](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12297/google-algorithms-why-so-important)?

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