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> Young man, in mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them. Not quite in the same weight class as von Neumann, but Matt Parker's "There
by sellyme 6y ago
> Young man, in mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Not quite in the same weight class as von Neumann, but Matt Parker's "There's a trick for dealing with that in mathematics, called 'not really worrying about it'" when discussing results that don't mesh with our intuitive understanding is another nice one.
- Koshkin 6y agoI’d say, rather, try and build your intuition in accordance to what mathematics, in fact, tells you (which is achieved by doing exercises).