Are the computer dependent mathematics mathematics in the real sense?

Matters such as Big Data Analysis are computer dependent. Are such things mathematics in the real sense?

09 October 2017 2,141 1 View

Is it truly logical to say that some branches of mathematics are 'pure' and some others are 'applied'?

02 March 2017 9,863 10 View

Why do International Language Proficiency Certificaltes get invalidated after a certain period?

Language Proficiency Certificates awarded after tests, such as IELTS, are valid for a certain number of years. Once the validity period is over, one has to appear in the test once again. Does that...

31 December 2015 2,816 1 View

Can we rank intervals?

In the literature, works on interval ranking are found. Should we really compare intervals? We can rank real numbers. Length, breadth etc can be ranked, in terms of real numbers. Therefore,...

10 November 2015 3,243 7 View

Can't there be an axiomatic definition of fuzziness?

08 September 2015 7,909 3 View

Just like partial presence of an element in a set, which is known as fuzziness, can there be a concept of negative presence of an element in a set?

04 May 2015 6,485 0 View

Can we perhaps say that the discovery of zero was the most important one in the history of mathematics?

Without the concept of zero, let alone other things, finding even the product of two numbers would be extremely difficult. Further, without defining zero, theory of groups, spaces etc. would not...

31 December 2014 6,106 5 View

What should be the English word meaning the opposite of superimposition?

On the Web, I could not find an opposite word of superimposition. Could anyone please help me in this regard?

31 December 2014 411 25 View

Is the concept of sample mean statistical only, or is it mathematical?

11 December 2014 9,792 4 View

How do you explain mathematically the physical differences between two mango trees or between any two members of any living beings of the same type?

The physical differences between two mango trees are not random. In what way can we explain such differences mathematically? Please note that this question is not about pattern recognition. It is...

11 December 2014 6,610 75 View

Physics: Why do we describe light by referring to its wavelength, but microwaves and radar pulses by referring to their frequency?

In physics, the description of the properties of light generally refers to its wavelength (nm), while in the range of microwaves and radio waves we refer to the frequency of a signal (e.g. kHz or...

03 March 2021 1,682 3 View

Why are the velocities so high in my Boussinesq approximation Fluent simulation?

Hello, I have a mechanism where air rises due to convective flows. In this simulation, nothing is driving the air except this. I understand that the Boussinesq approximation only works for small...

02 March 2021 4,910 3 View

Why almost every element would be metallized in sufficiently high pressure and low temperature?

(This statement is from wikipedia, BTW). What is so special about metallic bond that is limiting high-P low-T state of a matter (as long as individual atoms exist, not white dwarf of neutron star...

02 March 2021 3,309 2 View

Is there any rich, publicly available English literary corpus?

Hi everyone. I am looking for a rich corpus in English literature, a one which includes literary prose ( e.g., novels or short stories) . can anyone propose a good one? Best regards Fatemeh

01 March 2021 1,970 2 View

What is the density for pva electrospining?

I'm Juan Carlos, a high school student who is working with electropinning, I made an electropinning machine with a 21g needle and a 30kv high voltage source and the distance between my needle is...

28 February 2021 298 3 View

Should we reduce the standard unit of length to 0.31951540592 meter ?

The reasoning behind this question is to align the ratios of the proton potential in energy per charge to the speed of light in distance per time. As these two dimensions appear to be related,...

27 February 2021 947 7 View

Centrality measures computation in Biblioshiny/ Vosviewer?

26 February 2021 7,279 2 View

How do you mesh a thin solid in Fluent?

Hello, I have used the shell function on SpaceClaim to create thin solids for the model I am studying. These are contained within an enclosure for my study. I chose this approach as it avoids the...

24 February 2021 8,856 3 View

RNA-seq DEGs downstream analysis and reporting in literature?

I used EdgeR to get the list of DEGs (differentially expressed genes) from my liver RNA-seq experiment. I have done the gene overrepresentation and GSEA based pathway analysis. I am currently...

23 February 2021 8,969 1 View

No streamlines present in a small region inside a flow. This means exactly what?

No streamlines present means whether the flow is getting obstructed there and the velocity inside the region is zero? Or else, the fluid is trapped inside that region with a nonzero velocity?...

22 February 2021 5,249 10 View