Mathematics is the queen of the sciences.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Gauss declares mathematics as the supreme science among all disciplines.
- In plain terms
- Mathematics is the highest of sciences.
- What can you take from it?
- Value the foundational role of mathematics.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why might mathematics be seen as the 'queen' of sciences?
- What are the implications of such a hierarchy?
Another view
Other fields may dispute this ranking.
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