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[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 51 points 5 months ago

There is no fact about reality that can ever threaten facts about mathematics. Mathematic definitions exist independent of reality.

[-] rockerface@lemm.ee 23 points 5 months ago

In fact, you can build a system of definitions that very clearly doesn't exist in real world, like hyperbolic geometry.

[-] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 5 months ago

Sometimes we find that obscure pure mathematics does describe reality when no one expected it to. Riemannian geometry is one such example.

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 4 points 5 months ago

Complex numbers, and a bunch more things too

[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago
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