Varieties of Mathematical Understanding

Re:Varieties of Mathematical Understanding by kaycebasques on Friday March 25, 2022 @07:21PM (#30807917)

I happen to have started reading Varieties of Religious Experience within the last hour. Is this title a nod to that book or is it just a coincidence (or coinkydink as my mom says)?

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Re:Varieties of Mathematical Understanding by ivancho on Friday March 25, 2022 @09:19PM (#30808491)

I wouldn't be surprised if it is, article is a nice blend of philosophical and pragmatic. Though there are also several different mathematical objects called varieties (oddly enough algebraic varieties are completely different from varieties of algebras)

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Re:Varieties of Mathematical Understanding by Rerarom on Saturday March 26, 2022 @05:24AM (#30810430)

Re: the remark in the bracket

The analogy is a bit stretched, but I think it's due to both being described by systems of equations, in a sense.

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