XDG standard: Is Math a Science

[Scott Wheeler]

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On Tuesday 10 February 2004 9:52, Martin Waitz wrote:
> hi :)
> 
> On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 08:51:33PM -0700, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> > Strictly speaking, Mathematics is not a Science.
> 
> sure it is, why do you think otherwise?
> 
> > I don't think that this is correct.  The Category: "Math", IMO, should not 
> > be listed with any 'Related Categories'.
> 
> even when one does not consider math a science, it absolutely

Actually in English you normally wouldn't lump it under "Science" -- and most 
mathematicians would protest at such.

There are a surprising number of differences between the implications of 
"Science" and "Wissenschaft".  (Just using German and English as an example 
- -- but this is problematic as academic fields tend to have pretty different 
implications in different languages.)

- -Scott

- -- 
Confidence is the feeling you have before you understand the situation.
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