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Calculus was discovered, not invented.
by regularfry 15y ago
Calculus was discovered, not invented.
- tzs 15y agoWhat's the difference?
- regularfry 15y agoIf there's only one way to do it, and anyone faced with the same problem would have to do it the same way, it's a discovery. Otherwise, it's an invention. Inventions are patentable. Discoveries aren't. Or shouldn't be, according to the intent of the system.