Explanation in mathematical conversations: an empirical investigation
Analysis of online mathematics forums can help reveal how explanation is used by mathematicians; we contend that this use of explanation may help to provide an informal conceptualization of simplicity. We extracted six conjectures from recent philosophical work on the occurrence and characteristics...
Main Authors: | Pease, A, Aberdein, A, Martin, U |
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Format: | Journal article |
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Royal Society
2019
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