Mathematics and the Unexpected

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1990
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In this brief treatise, Ekelund explains some philosophical implications of recent mathematics. He examines randomness, the geometry involved in making predictions, and why general trends are easy to project, but particulars are practically impossible.

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In this brief treatise, Ekelund explains some philosophical implications of recent mathematics. He examines randomness, the geometry involved in making predictions, and why general trends are easy to project, but particulars are practically impossible.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Edition: New
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 01 Jan 1990
ISBN 10: 0226199908
ISBN 13: 9780226199900

Author Bio

Ivar Ekeland is president of Universite Paris Dauphine and founder of the Centre de Recherche de mathematiques de la decision. He is the author of several books on mathematics.