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Friday, February 25, 2022

Defining mathematics

Mathematics is a part of logic that is just about numbers and relationships between numbers.

Keys to analysis of numbers are conditional statements that are identities for a set of values for variables.

Identities are tautological statements with numbers. For example: 1 = 1

A conditional statement has variables for which is an identity. 

For example: x2 + y2 = z2

Is a valid statement for x = 3, y = 4, and z = 5.

Then reduces to 25 = 25.

The sets of values for which a conditional statement is an identity are solution sets.