Term: pure mathematics: the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: cloudiness: gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover → 0
Candidate hypernym: doxastic logic: the modal logic of belief and disbelief → 0
Candidate hypernym: joint: marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking → 0
Candidate hypernym: calceus: a shoe covering the ankle; worn by ancient Romans → 0
Candidate hypernym: compartment pressure: the air pressure maintained in an air-tight compartment (as in an aircraft) → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus gorilla: gorillas → 0
Candidate hypernym: quarter section: a land unit equal to a quarter of a section (160 acres) and measuring 1/2 mile on a side → 0
Candidate hypernym: holy place: a sacred place of pilgrimage → 0
Candidate hypernym: cosmology: the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe → 0
Candidate hypernym: wave mechanics: the modern form of quantum theory; an extension of quantum mechanics based on Schrodinger's equation; atomic events are explained as interactions between particle waves → 0