Mathematics and poetry are both "formats that can convey multiple meanings." In mathematics, a single object or idea might take different forms. A quadratic equation, for example, can be understood in terms of its algebraic expression, perhaps y=x2+3x-7, or in terms of its graph, a parabola. Henri PoincarĂ©, a French polymath who laid the foundations […]
SOURCE: www.smithsonianmag.com at 02:32PM on April 25, 2018