"Last time, I asked: "What does mathematics mean to you?" And some people answered: "The manipulations of numbers, the manipulation of structures." And if I had asked what music means to you, would you have answered: "The manipulation of notes?""
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"The beauty of doing mathematics: Three public dialogues", chapter. 2: *A lively activity: To do mathematics*, pp. 31.
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Serge Lang
Serge Lang (May 19, 1927 – September 12, 2005) was a French-born American mathematician.
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