Bernard Black

Sep 25 2008, 12:16 PM

Sailor Star Fighter

Sep 25 2008, 05:04 PM

Math appeared when a Homo Sapiens began to mark a bone with rudimentary 1s, and then noticed that by putting a number of ones, you could count the number of x thing.
It then evolved and all that jazz.

Therefore, Mathematics seen as symbols and counting, etc. is invented.

Most of you guys bring points such as it's application in exact and experimental sciences, or "The essence of Mathematics is the discovery of patterns in other things", but that really has nothing to do with this.
Math can be about discovering, but that does not mean that it came up by a discovery.

It was always, there, though. You are referring to the invention of terms to describe mathematical figures, whereas the logic predates any kind of wall-marking.

Words are an invention. Mathematical logic is a discovery.

Sailor Star Fighter

Sep 25 2008, 12:04 PM

Therefore, Mathematics seen as symbols and counting, etc. is invented.