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Plenty of math is demonstrable in a tangible way--see the scientific method. That you can't communicate a particular piece of math suggests that it has no tang
by pphysch 8y ago
Plenty of math is demonstrable in a tangible way--see the scientific method.
That you can't communicate a particular piece of math suggests that it has no tangible relation to physical phenomena. To me, that's a major red flag.
- romwell 8y ago>suggests that it has no tangible relation to physical phenomena. A lot of mathematics is that way, and there's nothing wrong with that. Sometimes mathematical concepts do find tangible physical phenomena that demonstrate them - but sometimes, centuries after they've been invented. Mathematics is often about what one can imagine. Our imagination can be inspired by the world around us, but it is not limited by it. It's not a red flag that some concepts don't have short explanations. Sometimes you really just have to know the full joke to get the punchline.