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“Before one can generalize, formalize, and axiomatize, there must be a mathematical substance.”

Quote by Hermann Weyl

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Hermann Weyl was a German mathematician born on November 9, 1885, and died on December 8, 1955. He made significant contributions to various fields of mathematics, including algebra, geometry, group theory, and mathematical physics, which had a profound impact on the development of mathematics in the 20th century. more

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