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jjgreen
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Is Math Real?
... the typical working mathematician is a Platonist on weekdays and a formalist on Sundays
Philip Davis, Reuben Hersh, "The Mathematical Experience"
User23
on Sept 26, 2023
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Meanwhile the actual working mathematicians, better known as engineers, still use geometry on weekdays.
eru
on Sept 26, 2023
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Engineers are their own special species. They aren't just 'working mathematicians'.
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Philip Davis, Reuben Hersh, "The Mathematical Experience"