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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)
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.