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Re:It’s Just Math on Monday February 20, 2012 @04:11PM (#3613954)
I should just point out, contrary to the really true-to-life dialog, that mathematics is NOT a branch of science.

You don't apply the scientific method to establish a law in mathematics, you prove that it is true.

This confusion is one of the four pillars that comprise the Law of Unintended Consequences.