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Talk:Pure mathematics (view source)
Revision as of 23:59, November 23, 2008
, 23:59, November 23, 2008reply to RSchlafly
What is the point of this? It makes no sense to me, and I would delete it. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 18:39, 23 November 2008 (EST)
What is the point of this? It makes no sense to me, and I would delete it. [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 18:39, 23 November 2008 (EST)
:The point is to get at the meaning of "pure" in the name. Why use that word instead of, say, "theoretical" or "abstract"? What is it about this kind of mathematics that gives it a sense of purity? In my opinion, it's the lack of numerics, which is associated with brute force and inelegance. -[[User:Foxtrot|Foxtrot]] 18:59, 23 November 2008 (EST)