← All reports

Mathematicians use physical diagrams and symbols to make abstract mathematical concepts observable and comprehensible.

MathematicsPhilosophyEducationMay 6, 2026score 0.172 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses the use of physical diagrams and symbols by mathematicians to externalize and observe abstract mathematical concepts, referencing Cassius Jackson Keyser's philosophical perspective on the embodiment of mathematical ideas.

Claims

Mathematicians use physical diagrams and symbols to make abstract mathematical concepts observable and comprehensible.
Parent: MathematicsEntity: Mathematical CommunicationImpact: positiveDate: May 6, 2026Target: The effectiveness of using physical diagrams and symbols in mathematical communication.

Source posts

@[email protected]
"Pour faciliter l'observation, sans l'aide des yeux, de son monde transcendant les sens, le mathématicien invoque l'aide de diagrammes et de symboles physiques dans une infinité de variétés et de combinaisons ; le logos est ainsi entraîné dans une sorte d'incarnation schématique et symbolique, il s'extériorise, s'incarne, en quelque sorte ; et c'est par l'observation physique attentive de cette incarnation, [...]" – Cassius Jackson Keyser (1862-1947) #citation #mathématiques #maths #math
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 6, 2026
#math#maths#mathematiques#citation
@[email protected]
"To facilitate eyeless observation of his sense-transcending world, the mathematician invokes the aid of physical diagrams and physical symbols in endless variety and combination ; the logos is thus drawn into a kind of diagrammatic and symbolical incarnation, gets itself externalized, made flesh, so to speak ; and it is by attentive physical observation of this embodiment, [...]" – Cassius Jackson Keyser (1862-1947) #quote #mathematics #math #maths
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 6, 2026
#maths#math#mathematics#quote