It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity.

  • -- George John Boole 乔治·约翰·布尔

熟悉数和量的概念并不是数学的本质。

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On my walks, that's when the good ideas come. The kind of hard, gritty work is when you're sitting at the computer and it's kind of intense and you're kind of in super control of it - the walks are when you let go. That's when the really big breakthroughs come in, and it's very strange.

在我散步的时候,好主意就来了。那种艰苦、艰苦的工作是当你坐在电脑前的时候,那种紧张,那种你对它有超级控制力的时候——散步就是你放松的时候。这就是真正的重大突破出现的时候,这很奇怪。

Everyone knows what a curve is, until he has studied enough mathematics to become confused through the countless number of possible exceptions.

每个人都知道曲线是什么,直到他学习了足够多的数学知识,对无数可能的例外感到困惑。

To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.

强迫一个人为他所不相信和厌恶的思想的传播提供资金是罪恶和专制的。

The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom.

数学的本质在于它的自由。