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Re:Retire This Idea: Scientific Knowledge Structured as “Lit... by tormeh on Monday May 04, 2015 @05:14PM (#9489245)
All that is known in the entire field of mathematics. But yeah, mostly just mathematics. I think sorting algorithms is a solved problem, but you can say that's just math as well.
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Re:Retire This Idea: Scientific Knowledge Structured as “Lit... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday May 05, 2015 @04:21AM (#9491412)
Even math systems are engineered somewhat: we can always invent a new and better math. It has happened a few times in history.
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