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There's much more to math than numeric computation. Many applied mathematicians spend their lives programming and never use a floating point number.
by enriquto 7y ago
There's much more to math than numeric computation. Many applied mathematicians spend their lives programming and never use a floating point number.
- pron 7y agoI know, but that's not what I asked. The question about numeric vs. symbolic was how common it is for software applications to require symbolic mathematics vs. numerical math.
- enriquto 7y agoI'd guess if you count combinatorics as symbolic math, then most of software applications are essentially based on symbolic math.
- badpun 7y agoFor anything with an research element, symbolic is huge. On the other hand, if you're just implementing already well-researched algorithms and methods, it's much less needed.