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Re:Rhind Mathematical Papyrus by meroes on Sunday April 02, 2023 @02:00PM (#35413300)
Can’t we view it as new notation creates new mathematics? A placeholder symbol vs an actual number doing the same thing and more (discovery of zero as a number).

The new mathematics at least could be initially tiny, and then the notation provides the leg work for huge forthcoming discoveries.

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Re:Rhind Mathematical Papyrus by rahmeero on Sunday April 02, 2023 @03:03PM (#35413951)
Can new notation also create new physics, not just mathematics? Thinking about Feynman diagrams. I am neither physicist nor mathematician, so I don't know if this makes sense. Wondering if Feynman diagrams were not just a crisp articulation of existing concepts, but did they also pave the way for new ideas in physics?
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