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Re:The dirty secret of mathematics: We make it up as we go a... by perilunar on Friday September 16, 2022 @12:57AM (#32862272)
See also: A Mathematician’s Lament, by Paul Lockhart

https://www.maa.org/external_archive/devlin/LockhartsLament....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mathematician%27s_Lament

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Re:The dirty secret of mathematics: We make it up as we go a... by joshgree88888 on Friday September 16, 2022 @05:47AM (#32864134)
He wrote a second book called "Measurement" which I loved!
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