If indeed, as Hilbert asserted, mathematics is a meaningless game played with meaningless marks on paper, the only mathematical experience to which we can refer is the making of marks on paper.
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"If indeed, as Hilbert asserted, mathematics is a meaningless game played with meaningless marks on paper, the only mathematical experience to which we can refer is the making of marks on paper." — E. T. Bell
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If indeed, as Hilbert asserted, mathematics is a meaningless game played with meaningless marks on paper, the only mathematical experience to which we can refer is the making of marks on paper. — E. T. Bell
About E. T. Bell
E. T. Bell was a Mathematician from United States (1880–1963).
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This quote is attributed to E. T. Bell, a Mathematician from United States.
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E. T. Bell lived from 1880 – 1963.