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<p>create subject index page (was a redlinked value in scientist infobox fields)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Mathematics&#039;&#039;&#039; is the language in which physical theory is written, and on this wiki it is also a subject of dispute in its own right — several researchers here argue that mathematical formalism has been allowed to substitute for physical explanation, or that particular mathematical foundations are themselves unsound.<br /> <br /> ==Topics disputed on this wiki==<br /> <br /> * The claim that non-Euclidean geometry is, in [[Peter F Erickson]]&#039;s phrase, &quot;a mere manipulation of symbols&quot; rather than a description of space.<br /> * Disputes over the [[Infinity|infinite]] and the infinitesimal — whether space and time are infinitely divisible, and what an irrational magnitude denotes.<br /> * Objections to set-theoretic continuity and to the limit concept in the calculus.<br /> * Alternative number systems proposed as better suited to physical description.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> <br /> * [[Physics]]<br /> * [[Philosophy of Science]]<br /> * [[:Category:Mathematics|Category: Mathematics]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mathematics| ]]<br /> [[Category:Philosophy of Science|Mathematics]]</div>

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