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for me maths is just measurement, including of itself
by medo-bear 5y ago
for me maths is just measurement, including of itself
- Koshkin 5y agoWell, measurement is physics; mathematics is calculation (in a rather general sense). Incidentally, I think the word "calculus" happens to be more reflective of the nature of the subject than the word "mathematics" which seems to hide a simple notion behind an aura of mystery. "Calculus of Infinitesimals," methods of doing calculations using the notion of the infinitely small, is easier to guess what it is all about than when you first hear the mysterious "Mathematical Analysis."
- medo-bear 5y agoi think measurement is more general than calculation. when i say mathematics also measures itself, i mean this in a pure-maths sense