Quote: can always affix "by definition" to a mathematical proposition; this refers to a picture, e.g., "12*12=144", in a standards archive

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I once said: A calculation [e.g., 12X12=144] could always … an experiment. We deposit the picture in the … we describe future experiments." … [p. 105] We might put into the archives the … how people do it can go in and … [p. 111] These discussions have had one point: to … which seem to be exactly analogous to them. … In a most crude way--the crudest way possible--if … and a mathematical proposition which looks exactly like … definition". … The "by definition" always refers to a picture …   Google-1   Google-2

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