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Quotes from Linear Associative Algebra — Benjamin Peirce

1809–1880 United States

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Mathematics is the science which draws necessary conclusions.

Linear Associative Algebra (1882)

Mathematics, under this definition, belongs to every enquiry, moral as well as physical.

Linear Associative Algebra (1882)

All relations are either qualitative or quantitative.

Linear Associative Algebra (1882)

There are many cases of these algebras which may obviously be combined into natural classes, but the consideration of this portion of the subject will be reserved to subsequent researches.

Linear Associative Algebra (1882)

The branches of mathematics are as various as the sciences to which they belong, and each subject of physical enquiry has its appropriate mathematics. In every form of material manifestation, there is a corresponding form of human thought, so that the human mind is as wide in its range of thought as the physical universe in which it thinks.

Linear Associative Algebra (1882)

I presume that to the uninitiated the formulae will appear cold and cheerless; but let it be remembered that, like other mathematical formulae, they find their origin in the divine source of all geometry. Whether I shall have the satisfaction of taking part in their exposition, or whether that will remain for some more profound expositor, will be seen in the future.

Linear Associative Algebra (1882)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Benjamin Peirce (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.