• @rockSlayer@lemmy.world
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    212 days ago

    Right, I’m not denying that. People have always been smart. The problem that calculus solved was the intensely difficult algebra that it replaced

    • @affiliate@lemmy.world
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      101 day ago

      ironically, algebraists are currently trying to replace calculus with more algebra. needless to say, the algebra involved is pretty extreme