Mathematicians Don't Work With Numbers

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Mathematicians Don't Work With Numbers

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The ultimate mathematical paradox! A number theorist (who literally studies NUMBERS) staring in disbelief at a book titled "Mathematicians Don't Work With Numbers." The cognitive dissonance is real!

What's hilarious is that advanced mathematics often does abandon concrete numbers for abstract symbols, proofs, and concepts. Number theorists be like "I study numbers by... not using actual numbers." Pure mathematicians spend years avoiding arithmetic while claiming to be experts in numerical relationships. The mathematical equivalent of a chef who refuses to taste food!

Next up: "Astronomers Don't Look At Stars" and "Biologists Don't Study Living Things."

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