More often than not, a piece of mathematics worked out year… - Ivars Peterson

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More often than not, a piece of mathematics worked out years before—and believed to be totally without practical value—finds a role in the “real” world.

Ivars Peterson

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Ivars Peterson (born 4 December 1948) is an award-winning mathematics writer.

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The theory of probability combines commonsense reasoning with calculation. It domesticates luck, making it subservient to reason.

Indeed, mathematics is full of conjectures—questions waiting for answers—with no assurance that the answers even exist.

As the mathematician Clifford Taubes noted, “Physics is the study of the world, while mathematics is the study of all possible worlds.” Thus, mathematics unveils the infinite possibilities; physics pinpoints the few that structure our universe and our existence.

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