What did Gian-Carlo Rota mean by: The progress of mathematics can be viewed as progress from the infinite to the finite. Gian-Carlo Rota Copy
God created infinity, and man, unable to understand infinity, had to invent finite sets. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gian-Carlo Rota, Creation, Limitation, Understanding, 0 Gian-Carlo Rota
The advice we give others is the advice that we ourselves need. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gian-Carlo Rota, Empathy, Reflection, Self-awareness, 0 Gian-Carlo Rota
Theorems are not to mathematics what successful courses are to a meal. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gian-Carlo Rota, Comparison, Importance, Purpose, 0 Gian-Carlo Rota
If we have no idea why a statement is true, we can still prove it by induction. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Gian-Carlo Rota, Induction, Proof, Understanding, 0 Gian-Carlo Rota
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
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