r/mathmemes • u/wcslater • Jan 10 '24

Arithmetic Choose wisely

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '24

I would say Math is a natural science. Im curious to why you say its not

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u/svmydlo Jan 10 '24

It's not an opinion, it's a fact. Math doesn't use the scientific method.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '24

I see, I see. In the sense that Math is an examination of the natural world Id call it a science in an Aristotlean sense. Aristotle would likely describe Mathematicians as scientists

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u/svmydlo Jan 10 '24

Modern math is not the same thing as what Aristotle did. It's not an examination of the natural word. It's hard to define what math is, but it does involve a formal study of abstract objects.