Louis J. Mordell Quote

What is mathematics? It has so many different aspects that the difficulties in trying to give a definition are similar to those encountered in trying to determine whether some living organisms are animal or vegetable.


Reflections of a Mathematician, Chapter I (pp. 1-2)


What is mathematics? It has so many different aspects that the difficulties in trying to give a definition are similar to those encountered in trying ...

What is mathematics? It has so many different aspects that the difficulties in trying to give a definition are similar to those encountered in trying ...

What is mathematics? It has so many different aspects that the difficulties in trying to give a definition are similar to those encountered in trying ...

What is mathematics? It has so many different aspects that the difficulties in trying to give a definition are similar to those encountered in trying ...