The difference between math being discovered and math being invented?

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What’s the difference between the two definition when in the end they do the same thing?

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It’s kind of a philosophical distinction. Scientific facts are usually thought of as discovered and artistic or creative ideas are usually thought of as being invented. Math can be kind of seen as both. It’s an abstraction created by humans, but within that abstraction there are objective facts to be discovered.

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