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[–] Diplomjodler3 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Wait, I thought everything in math is rigorously and unambiguously defined?

[–] NegativeInf 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's a hole at the bottom of math.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

There’s a frog on the log on the hole on the bottom of math. There’s a frog on the log on the hole on the bottom of math. A frog. A frog. There’s a frog on the log on the hole on the bottom of math.

[–] RandomWalker 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Rigorously, yes. Unambiguously, no. Plenty of words (like continuity) can mean different things in different contexts. The important thing isn’t the word, it’s that the word has a clear definition within the context of a proof. Obviously you want to be able to communicate ideas clearly and so a convention of symbols and terms have been established over time, but conventions can change over time too.

[–] HexesofVexes 5 points 1 month ago

Platonism Vs Intuitionism would like a word.