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I was great at this and would have solved it before that age (not actually a brag). I would never be in that olympiad. I was not good at maths when it turned fr
by croon 12y ago
I was great at this and would have solved it before that age (not actually a brag). I would never be in that olympiad. I was not good at maths when it turned from numbers to letters.
When solving this I didn't apply any form of maths, but non-articulated abstract reasoning I would have no idea how I'd put on paper.
What I'm saying is: Is this really math? I'm great with puzzles, not math. They are not translatable for me.
- guard-of-terra 12y agoOf course it is math. Is it abstract (can be retold about other unrelated objects without changing solution)? Yes. Does it have a definite answer? Yes. Do you use reason to get from A to B in simple concrete steps? Yes. It's math then.
- croon 12y agoFair enough then. I guess I got hung up on not being able to model it on paper, or relate it to any maths I've studied, but I can't deny your definition.
- contravariant 12y agoThis is most definitely math, it is more related to logic than geometry / calculus though so the mathematics behind it might be somewhat unfamiliar to you if you haven't followed any logic oriented courses.