The next chapter is likely to provoke many mathematicians. This can't be helped. Mathematics is not what they think it is. (Ch. 10)
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Mathematics may differ from conventional expectations, potentially unsettling experts.
- In plain terms
- Math might not be what mathematicians think.
- What can you take from it?
- Expect math to challenge your views.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do mathematicians think math is?
- How should we define math?
Another view
Most mathematicians already recognize diverse mathematical practices.
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