How come math is universal when language and alphabets are not?
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Languages are arbitrary sounds or shapes that cultures have developed over time to make communication easier. Math is a fundamental property of the universe, it will always be the same regardless of who looks at it. If you traveled millions of light years away and looked at an alien civilization, they would almost certainly not communicate in any recognizable language, however, they would still know that when you have 1 thing and you add another to it then you have 2 things (1+1=2). They would also know that certain numbers are only divisible by 1 and themselves (prime) like 7 and 11. It doesn’t matter who you talk to because humans didn’t “create” math, we discovered it. Similar to how we didn’t create Mars, it has always existed, we just needed to discover it.
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