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History of $\frac d{dt}\tan^{-1}(t)=\frac 1{1+t^2}$
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Nonequivalent definitions in Mathematics
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Parodies of abstruse mathematical writing
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17 camels trick
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Which high-degree derivatives play an essential role?
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Mathematicians with both “very abstract” and “very applied” achievements
Dec 31, 2019
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Is the boundary $\partial S$ analogous to a derivative?
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whence commutative diagrams?
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History of $\frac d{dt}\tan^{-1}(t)=\frac 1{1+t^2}$
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