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Why are we justified in using the real numbers to do geometry?

geometry analytic-geometry foundations asked Nov 28, 2015 at 21:07
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Why is the definition of the mole as it is?

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Approximation error of confidence interval for the mean when $n \geq 30$

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Estimating the volume of a tumor from x-ray scans

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What happens to the likelihood ratio as more and more data is gathered?

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How to effectively use colors on a whiteboard?

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What are some introductory books about the philosophy of mathematics?

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amu and g/mol relation

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Probabilistic upper bounds on importance sampling error

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Why do Markov chains converge exponentially quick?

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