Is mathematics discovered or invented?

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RIK RZ Profile
RIK RZ answered

Both

Charles Davis Profile
Charles Davis answered

Most of the math we use today was a discovery by the Muslims and the Babylonians. Calculus was use to chart the stars by the Babylonians, but was then lost to history until Isaac Newton. Algebra was discovered and the numerals we use today were invented, by the Muslims. The 0 (zero) was a discovery from India.

Leesa Johnson Profile
Leesa Johnson answered

I think that both are correct for the math subject it has been discovered and invented.

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Rooster Cogburn , Rooster Cogburn, answered

Is mathematics discovered or invented? Wrong question! The real question is, “Is invention discovery or creation”?

thanked the writer.
Tris Fray Potter
Tris Fray Potter commented
I agree with your point now that I think about it. Every question to do the universe leads back to your question 'Is invention discovery or creation,' to which I have no answer.
Tris Fray Potter
Tris Fray Potter commented
Thanks for posting the video! It was pretty interesting! I believe that maths is invented, not discovered.

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