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> drilling down too much on conventions misses the point of math. What is "the point of math?"
by akira2501 2y ago
> drilling down too much on conventions misses the point of math.
What is "the point of math?"
- __MatrixMan__ 2y agoI thought it was about finding conventions that are useful, surprising, or pleasing in some way. Or, given a set of conventions, finding new ways that they are useful, surprising, or pleasing. So I'm curious to know about this other... non-conventional point.
- ithkuil 2y agoWell, the point, in math, is a zero dimensional object.