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It’s also kind of irrelevant: what they’re called isn’t really the point.
by moomin 9y ago
It’s also kind of irrelevant: what they’re called isn’t really the point.
- coldtea 9y agoActually it is relevant, since math is syntax and semantics. If we get the semantics wrong it's gibberish.
- ginnungagap 9y agoWhat they are called might not be the point, but calling them prime in a context in which prime has a precise meaning while they are not can be confusing. Especially since the difference between prime and irreducible is subtle and it's the whole reason we have non unique factorization domains, which is the main topic of the article