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It has been called many things ("general abstract nonsense", etc.), but I don't know if it has ever been called "an easier way to explain things to non-mathemat
by charlieflowers 11y ago
It has been called many things ("general abstract nonsense", etc.), but I don't know if it has ever been called "an easier way to explain things to non-mathematicians." :)
- eli_gottlieb 11y agoNobody thinks category theory is easy for nonmathematicians, but the point of it is that it provides a common language for talking about common behaviors across many different, seemingly disparate, fields of mathematics, for mathematicians.
- charlieflowers 11y agoFair enough.