Re: Numbers don't barn-dance
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Author: Immortalist
Date: Sep 17, 2008 21:40
...The ability to think mathematically arose out of the same symbol-manipulating ability that was so crucial to the very first emergence of true language. Combining a number sense with symbolic abilities, we use abstractions to manipulate quantities, ... we can all cope with, if we work at it. Doing mathematics is very much like running a marathon. It does not require any special talent, and...
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