Mathematical beauty
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Mathematical beauty is a type of aesthetic value that is experienced in doing or contemplating mathematics. The testimonies of mathematicians indicate that various aspects of mathematics—including res
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A Mathematician's Apology
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A Mathematician's Apology is a 1940 essay by British mathematician G. H. Hardy which defends the pursuit of mathematics for its own sake. Central to Hardy's "apology" – in the sense of a formal justif
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In A Mathematician's Apology, G. H. Hardy defined a set of criteria for mathematical beauty.