I can’t seem to wrap my head around the fact that math is invented? Maybe he came up with the symbols of integration and derivation, but these are phenomena, no? We’re just representing it in a “language” that makes sense. I’ve also heard people say that we may need “new math” to discover/explain new phenomena. What does that mean?
Edit: Thank you for all the responses. Making so much more sense now!
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Same as someone inventing English. The rock and trees exist whether you name them or not, but creating a structure in which they can be meaningfully discussed and understood is kind of the natural world equivalent of inventing something.
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