The branches of mathematics are as various as the sciences to which they belong, and each subject of physical enquiry has its appropriate mathematics. (Benjamin Peirce)

The branches of mathematics are as various as the sciences to which they belong, and each subject of physical enquiry has its appropriate mathematics.

Benjamin Peirce

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