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Richard Courant Quotes

Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic perfection. Its basic elements are logic and intuition, analysis and construction, generality and individuality.
Richard Courant

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Mathematician Quotes
Category:
German Mathematician Quotes
Date of Birth:
January 8, 1888
Date of Death:
January 27, 1972
Nationality:
German
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Active, Aesthetic, Analysis, Basic, Construction, Contemplative, Desire, Elements, Expression, Generality, Human, Individuality, Intuition, Logic, Mathematics, Mind, Perfection, Reason, Reflects, Will
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Active, Aesthetic, Analysis, Basic, Construction, Contemplative, Desire, Expression, Generality, Human, Individuality, Intuition, Logic, Mathematics, Mind, Perfection, Reason, Will
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