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It's probably both. At the top of the Gauss curve, you can't afford a single thing to be off.
by groestl 7y ago
It's probably both. At the top of the Gauss curve, you can't afford a single thing to be off.
- edanm 7y agoTrue, although I don't think most mathematicians are really at that level. I think the common perception of mathematics being a young person's game is not just based on the top-level people, but on everyone, and while all mathematicians are certainly smart (-er than average?), most are not at the "if one thing is off they won't be the next Newton" level.