Book contents
- Why Does Math Work … If It’s Not Real?
- Why Does Math Work … If It’s Not Real?
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Rare Axioms
- Intermezzo
- Part II The Oracle
- 7 Introducing the Oracle
- 8 On Probability
- The Oracle, Its Majesty
- Epilogue: The Eternal Blueprint
- Post Scriptum: On Mathematical Grand Design
- Appendix
- Recommended Reading
- Index
8 - On Probability
from Part II - The Oracle
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2023
- Why Does Math Work … If It’s Not Real?
- Why Does Math Work … If It’s Not Real?
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Rare Axioms
- Intermezzo
- Part II The Oracle
- 7 Introducing the Oracle
- 8 On Probability
- The Oracle, Its Majesty
- Epilogue: The Eternal Blueprint
- Post Scriptum: On Mathematical Grand Design
- Appendix
- Recommended Reading
- Index
Summary
This is a short chapter finalizing the previously mentioned duality idea: mathematics is well connected and at the same time chaotic and well organized.
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- Why Does Math Work … If It's Not Real?Episodes in Unreasonable Effectiveness, pp. 102 - 116Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023