According to Wikipedia[0]: > In philosophy and science, a first principle is a basic proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other propositio

According to Wikipedia[0]: > In philosophy and science, a first principle is a basic proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption. In that sense the OP's comment might read as Carmack partnering up with someone who has a strong foundational understanding of hight level mathematics (if my understanding of the term and OP's post is correct). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_principle?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_principle?wprov=sfla1