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Cort Ammon
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Has lack of mathematical rigour killed anybody before?
Apr 5, 2015
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Is there more to explain why a hypothesis doesn't hold, rather than that it arrives at a contradiction?
Sep 17, 2015
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Why do chaotic systems need dense periodic orbits?
Jun 15, 2019
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Why can we multiply by breaking up the factors as sums in different ways?
Oct 31, 2018
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What is exactly the difference between a definition and an axiom?
Sep 9, 2015
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Why are irrational numbers such a big deal?
Jan 11, 2017
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Why is $3 \times 0.3 = 0.8999999999999999$ in floating point?
Mar 14, 2016
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Why is the associative property so special to mathematicians?
Sep 13, 2021
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Why is a derivative defined using limits?
Jun 27, 2018
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Why is there not a system for computer checking mathematical proofs yet (2018)?
Apr 22, 2018
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What's the smallest change to physics required to allow magic?
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You can control a Demon by knowing its True Name, but why?
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Why does Newton's Third Law actually work?
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Is it ok to use meta-programming even though not all of my colleagues understand it?
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What would happen if an alien race gave us a computer capable of 2^256 calculations per second?