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Re:The dirty secret of mathematics: We make it up as we go a... by nextos on Friday September 16, 2022 @01:41PM (#32869506)
My point is not that limits are an inherent part of calculus. My point is that calculus as currently taught mixes infinitesimal-like notation that predates limits with limit-based calculus.
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