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fuzzybottom · 11-13-2004, 09:47 AM

in·ven·tion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (n-vnshn)
n.
The act or process of inventing: used a technique of her own invention.
A new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation: the phonograph, an invention attributed to Thomas Edison.
A discovery; a finding.

i vew math as recognition of relationships and patterns in and between quantities. we can create the symbols and methods for interpreting and dealing with what we discover, and ways to apply what we find, but they were related before we found them. though, i could say 5x=12y² and invent a relationship that doesn't necessarily have any real counterpart. depends whether an idea is considered an invention, i guess.

apparently, its all the same anyway.

11-13-2004, 09:47 AM	#69 (permalink)
fuzzybottom Upright	in·ven·tion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (n-vnshn) n. The act or process of inventing: used a technique of her own invention. A new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation: the phonograph, an invention attributed to Thomas Edison. A discovery; a finding. i vew math as recognition of relationships and patterns in and between quantities. we can create the symbols and methods for interpreting and dealing with what we discover, and ways to apply what we find, but they were related before we found them. though, i could say 5x=12y² and invent a relationship that doesn't necessarily have any real counterpart. depends whether an idea is considered an invention, i guess. apparently, its all the same anyway. Last edited by fuzzybottom; 11-13-2004 at 09:50 AM..