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The universe's source code, badly disguised as homework.
means The British shorthand for mathematics — the study of numbers, patterns, and logical structures.
from Simply a clipping of 'mathematics,' which traces back through Latin 'mathematica' to Greek 'mathēma,' meaning 'that which is learned' — itself from 'manthanein,' to learn. British English kept the plural-feeling 's' from 'mathematics' when it shortened the word, giving 'maths,' while American English dropped it to make the leaner 'math.'
- plural quirk
- British for math, no extra content included
- oldest proof
- Babylonians tracked Pythagoras 1000 years early
- unreasonable effectiveness
- Abstract symbols keep predicting real physical phenomena
- unsolved problems
- Millennium Prize pays one million dollars each