There is nothing that can be said by mathematical symbols and relations which cannot also be said by words. The converse, however, is false. Much that can be and is said by words cannot successfully be put into equations, because it is nonsense.


Six lectures on modern natural philosophy (ed. Springer, 1966)

Clifford Truesdell Quotes

There is nothing that can be said by mathematical symbols and relations which cannot also be said by words. The converse, however, is false. Much...

There is nothing that can be said by mathematical symbols and relations which cannot also be said by words. The converse, however, is false. Much...

There is nothing that can be said by mathematical symbols and relations which cannot also be said by words. The converse, however, is false. Much...

There is nothing that can be said by mathematical symbols and relations which cannot also be said by words. The converse, however, is false. Much...