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How big a gap is there between how you think about mathematics and what you say to others? Do you say what you're thinking? Please give either personal examples of how your thoughts and words diff...
soft question - Thinking and Explaining - MathOverflow Thinking and Explaining Ask Question Asked 15 years, 10 months ago Modified 2 years, 6 months ago Viewed 81k times 426 $\begingroup$ How big a gap is there between how you think about mathematics and what you say to others? Do you say what you're thinking? Please give either personal examples of how your thoughts and words differ, or describe how they are connected for you. I've been fascinated by the phenomenon the question addresses for a long time. We have complex minds evolved over many millions of years, with many modules always at wo
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