Imagining Numbers

Mazur considers the range of our imaginative experiences, especially in relation to mathematics. When we imagine a number, in particular an impossible number such as the square root of a negative quantity, what imaginative object might this bring to mind?

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Egile nagusia: Barry Mazur
Formatua: Printed Book
Argitaratua: London Penguin Books 2004
Gaiak:
Mathematics > Philosophy. Imagination.
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