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> Imagine math if we'd question the basic axioms. No need to imagine, it's enough to look into non-Euclidean geometry (obtained by excluding Euclid's fifth axi
by krcz 2y ago
> Imagine math if we'd question the basic axioms.
No need to imagine, it's enough to look into non-Euclidean geometry (obtained by excluding Euclid's fifth axiom), non-standard models of geometry, or reverse mathematics (studying which axioms are necessary for a specific theorem to be provable).