Quote#Science & Reason
Arithmetic is the science of the Evaluation of Functions, Algebra is…
Quote byGeorge Holmes Howison · 1834–1916
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Journals, Journal of Speculative Philosophy, Vol. 5, p. 175. Reported in: Memorabilia mathematica or, The philomath's quotation-book, by Robert Edouard Moritz. Published 1914.
English (original)
Arithmetic is the science of the Evaluation of Functions, Algebra is the science of the Transformation of Functions.
— George Holmes Howison
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