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> In mathematics, you never understand things; you just get used to them. That was von Neumann.
by jonnybgood 8y ago
> In mathematics, you never understand things; you just get used to them.
That was von Neumann.
- bordercases 8y agoHe was a notorious formalist, and a damn good one; but it's hardly the only style of mathematics. Compare with Groethendieck who also invested a whole new field of mathematics, but had a completely different approach: saturate oneself in the problem until one understands it, then write the solution down. http://www.landsburg.com/grothendieck/mclarty1.pdf http://www.landsburg.com/grothendieck/mclarty1.pdf