studiot Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 This thread is to open a discussion about this quote, its meaning and implications. Quote Henri Poincare 1908 Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Does it mean abstraction? For the context, nawinterviewP.pdf (uu.nl): Quote Elegance may result from the feeling of surprise caused by the unlooked-for occurrence of objects not habitually associated. In this, again, it is fruitful, since it discloses thus relations that were until then unrecognized. Mathematics is the art of giving the same names to different things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Genady said: Does it mean abstraction? For the context, nawinterviewP.pdf (uu.nl): what an excellent reference. Also useful on the existence thread and good to quote to others about scientific method. +1 One thing I couldn't find in it was the companion, balancing quote Quote and poetry is the art of giving many names to one thing Edited August 19, 2023 by studiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 15 minutes ago, studiot said: One thing I couldn't find in it was the companion, balancing quote I've found some information on it here: quote source - Who said "Poetry is the art of giving different names to the same thing"? - Literature Stack Exchange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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