Cancel me not - for what then shall remain? Abscissas some mantissas, modules, modes, A root or two, a torus and a node: The inverse of my verse, a null domain.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A mathematical metaphor suggests that canceling the speaker leaves only a few abstract remnants.
- In plain terms
- If you remove me, only a few math terms remain.
- What can you take from it?
- Existence can be defined by what remains when removed.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What remains of you when you are gone?
- How do you define your existence?
Another view
The metaphor relies heavily on specific mathematical terminology.
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