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by stefantalpalaru 3964 days ago
> [...] science is not about proof. Mathematics is about proof.

Mathematics is a science: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics#Mathematics_as_sci...

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The modern meaning of the world science is "natural science". Even the article you cite explains that the claim by Gauss that mathematics is a science implies the old meaning of the word.

Still, if this bothers you, replace "science" by "natural science" in my claim and the relevant aspect of the argument remains unchanged.