Re: what makes it true?

From: Han de Bruijn <Han.deBruijn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 13:06:49 +0200

Timothy Little wrote:

Possibly not many would.  Most seem to believe that mathematical truth
is something to be discovered.  Some think that mathematical truth is
something to be created.


Both. There is not much to discover about differential equations if you
have not first created them, that is: defined what they are.

Han de Bruijn

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