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Was $X invented, or discovered? Survey (drewdevault.com)
4 points by michalhosna 1993 days ago
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Math is invented, not discovered. Sure the principles underlying the math may be Universal Truths but Mathematics is the art of expressing and using these Truths with the squidgy meat of the human brain and associated bits. Likewise with several other of these.