2007-01-12 20:17:42 · 7 answers · asked by wordskillreality 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
No of course not. I can add one dollar plus one dollar and have it equal a million dollars if I want.
2007-01-12 20:25:48 · answer #1 · answered by Roman Soldier 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
In what sense do you mean? Math is an abstract concept in itself but used in real-life applications. But at the same time, all numbers are imaginary.
Have you ever seen the number 2? I haven't; I've seen the symbol 2, but not the number 2.
When it comes to defining the logic of this world, math is as real as it gets. It didn't get invented; it got discovered.
2007-01-13 05:01:37 · answer #2 · answered by Puggy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes 1 rock plus 2 rocks = 3 rocks
the problem is the word REAL since we are a collection of atoms and not as we appear to be you can argue that nothing is real - but i can prove my reality and the reality of math - unlike something like ghost or the human soul ( or God ) so real does have rules and math meets them even without a physical presence
2007-01-13 04:20:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here's some food for thought: Mathematically, you can never touch anything.
First you are a foot away, then 6 inches, then 3 inches, then 1.5 inches, then .75 inces, so on and so on.
2007-01-13 04:26:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oh YES. Failure to know that leads to more troops rather than less.
2007-01-13 04:25:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, but not always, as example (number/0) is not discovered yet !!
think about the word" illusion " !!
2007-01-13 04:28:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-01-13 05:33:30 · answer #7 · answered by Neil N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋