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is math discovered or invented?

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  • L Lost User

    Maybe both. One starts out defining things (to see if they are interesting or whatever), but after that you follow the consequences and that's more like discovering.

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    You got it! :-D :-\

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    • R Ron Anders

      Discovered. All was put here by the One True Living God.

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      jeron1
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      I wonder who discovered hatred?

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      • S Stefto

        Discovered, Noone is sadistic enough to invent this :laugh:

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        Bilgehan Berberoglu
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        You're right :laugh: :laugh:

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        • A amagitech

          What is your opinion

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          Lost User
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          Math is a description tool, like a language it is invented.

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          • A amagitech

            What is your opinion

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            peterchen
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            According to Plato, discovered. [^]

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            • H HobbyProggy

              Ron Anders wrote:

              by the One True Living God.

              There is no such thing :)

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              peterchen
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              Yes, of course - but she still put it there!

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              • L Lost User

                There is, I am it.

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                HobbyProggy
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                Heretic XD

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                • A amagitech

                  What is your opinion

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                  Duncan Edwards Jones
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                  All human endeavours (language, culture, maths, science) are abstractions and therefore the level of abstraction constitutes invention. Only reality is real.....man. :omg:

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                  • J Johnny J

                    You mean Munchies[^]? :confused:

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                    How often did you have him lying flat in front of your door? :)

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                    • A amagitech

                      What is your opinion

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                      Lost User
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                      Muharrem B. wrote:

                      What is your opinion

                      That it is Maths.

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                      • A amagitech

                        What is your opinion

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                        Marc Clifton
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                        Both. Marc

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                        • L Lost User

                          Muharrem B. wrote:

                          What is your opinion

                          That it is Maths.

                          Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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                          Duncan Edwards Jones
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                          ..although the question should probably take the past tense.

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                          • A amagitech

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                            W Balboos GHB
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                            Mathematics must include all of its branches and that would include arithmetic. So say, multiple objects existed and were observed. That, however, doesn't make mathematics a discovery. It is the association of multiple objects as a group, and making that initial "one and one are different than one" ( . . . and we'll so note it . . . ) that is where mathematics begins. This is conceptual - and thus - an invention. Two rocks sitting near one another does not have to be thought of as two rocks. Why not simply "A rock" and "A rock" ? That still works. At the same time, they may not be near - but one could still conceive of them as two items that are in some (conceived!) category and then associated. Our mathematics is a description of observations - and not necessarily the only way one could describe the universe.

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                            • A amagitech

                              What is your opinion

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                              W Balboos GHB
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                              • A amagitech

                                What is your opinion

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                                Power Puff Boy
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                                Watch this: [^] I would say: Math is.

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                                • A amagitech

                                  What is your opinion

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                                  Samira Radwan
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                                  Discovered :) 1. Mathematics is the language of nature. 2. Everything around us can be represented and understood through numbers. 3. If you graph these numbers, patterns emerge. Therefore: There are patterns everywhere in nature. from PI[^]

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                                  • J jeron1

                                    I wonder who discovered hatred?

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                                    Ron Anders
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                                    Satan

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                                    • H HobbyProggy

                                      Ron Anders wrote:

                                      by the One True Living God.

                                      There is no such thing :)

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                                      Ron Anders
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                                      Is so. I know him personally. :-)

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                                      • J Johnny J

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                                        Simon_Whale
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                                        We know that's how you get Debbie back to yours for the evening, Now what about problem solving :laugh:

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                                        • R Ron Anders

                                          Satan

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                                          jeron1
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                                          What does Celine Dion have to do with this? :)

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