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The author may have a different definition of "hard math" than you...

• fragmede 5y ago
  I think it's a reference to the kind of math involved, like hard science vs soft science. Not that I'm sure what soft math would be. Probabilities?
  • hammock 5y ago
    Statistics. Accounting. Etc
  • Ar-Curunir 5y ago
    No, the difference is whether you require deep theorems from algebra, measure theory, combinatorics, etc.
  • deleted 5y ago
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  • thanatos519 5y ago
    Economics.
  • Nasrudith 5y ago
    Soft math vs hard math has me thinking aproximations, estimations, and heuristics as opposed to exact solutions. Neither type of solution is inherently easy or difficult of course.
  • leoc 5y ago
    'Hard' is meant as an antonym of 'easy' rather than 'soft' here.