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Pavel
Lv 6
Pavel asked in Science & MathematicsGeography · 2 years ago

Things in the real world usually have a time and a place...does Math?

So 2+2=4

But where is the number 2? what time is it in the place that the 2 is located?

I think that at one resolution, math has no time or location, but at another resolution it does.

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  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    You could ask the same about any word in your native language.

  • Paula
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    No.

    Math is a human construct.

    But that is not to say that other intelligent beings on some other world would not deduce the same (or equivalent) math system as we have.

    One planet plus one other planet is always going to equal two planets, no matter what system of math is used.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    it's 4:20 .

  • 2 years ago

    You are confused.

    What time is love?

    What place is yellow?

    Your confusion increases.

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