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Was math discovered or invented ?

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SW-User
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helenS · 36-40, F
@SW-User Yes, and infinitesimals are the Holy Grail.
@helenS ...for continuous things, perhaps...
helenS · 36-40, F
@SomeMichGuy Yes. A function f(x) is continuous at x=x_0 if and only if an infinitesimal change of x_0 leads fo an infinitesimal change of f(x_0):
x_1 = x_0 + dx → f(x_1) = f(x_0) + dy.
Harmonium1923 · 51-55, M
@helenS You’re such an integral part of my life.
helenS · 36-40, F
@Harmonium1923 Oh thaaank you! 🌷
@helenS Yes, I had the first semester of calculus, too. lol

But infinitesimals are creatures of continuous things, not discontinuous ones...and someone who quotes Kronecker probably knows that values associated with HIS δ are discrete (unlike those associated with the Dirac δ, which are continuous)...