Re: Equations
- From: tadchem <tadchem@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:56:25 -0800 (PST)
On Nov 29, 4:34 pm, "RH Nigl / GH Diel" <rhn...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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1+2=3
One banana, one apple, one orange, equals three 'fruits'; but, not '3'".
1, 1, 1: is one of each, there is no total.
Well, as you say, there is if your units are right.
One banana + one apple + one orange = one smoothy
Yes, I agree. ;-)
But, actually, the crux of this odd litttle inquiry is into the historical
precedent regarding understanding the physical world through the
use of mathematics, (i.e., arithimetics, geometry, algebra), all very
important, (obiously), historically. My premise is the 'prehistory'
of mathematics, that is, without mathematical systems of abstraction
how (hypothetically) would our 'view' of reality be?
GHD
What if there were no rhetorical questions?
Tom Davidson
Richmond, VA
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