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You skipped over the second sentence of what you're responding to: > Say you’re reading a paper or trying to implement some technology that uses a mathematical
by fpgamlirfanboy 2y ago
You skipped over the second sentence of what you're responding to:
> Say you’re reading a paper or trying to implement some technology that uses a mathematical concept you aren’t familiar with
In such a case you're not interested in either manifold or sub-manifold or group in and of itself. So a lack of familiarity with theorems isn't an impediment.
- Tainnor 2y agoI didn't "skip over" anything. If it's irrelevant to you that something is a submanifold or group, you also don't need to look up the definition. Reading mathematical definitions on their own just doesn't give you a whole lot of context about the objects they're describing.