Prime numbers are what is left when you have taken all the patterns away. I think prime numbers are like life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them.
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Mark Haddon), p. 12
This struck me when I read it. Not true in some ways, very true in others. And of course I love having mathematical metaphors :-).
[The book is excellent, btw; I highly recommend it.]
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Mark Haddon), p. 12
This struck me when I read it. Not true in some ways, very true in others. And of course I love having mathematical metaphors :-).
[The book is excellent, btw; I highly recommend it.]