( ( ( The ( earliest applications ) ) ( of ( information technology ) ) ) ( ( have ( been ( for ( ( solving ( mathematical problems ) ) ( in ( ( science and ) technology ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
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The earliest applications of information technology have been for solving mathematical problems in science and technology.
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