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The monster group isn't an object in our universe.

The counter argument is that group theory was "invented". And that, although symmetries appear in nature, the concept of mathematically...

Couldn't that be said about any mathematical object or operation? Say, 1+1=2? Or pi? Why pick on the monster group of all things? And...

I thought you were going to say that the monster group shows that mathematics is invented! You could say the same about the wheel. The...

My example to the "is mathematics invented or discovered?" question is the monster group. This is the largest simple group, with...

And most discussions about it happen because people use "invented" and "discovered" with slightly different meanings.

Whether mathematics was invented or discovered is itself a philosophical question. My latest contribution to the homework forum is the...

I don't think I necessarily disagree, but with that it is a bit strange that when something in the natural world is combined in a new...

In the 1970s, my public high school had calculus courses and I believe a year beyond that. Taking the courses was a decision made about...

I'm shocked that anyone would believe anything on that news channel.

Yes, if you play a game with ##m## white balls and ##n-1## black balls, then ##p(m, n-1)## is the probability that the first player wins...

That's not an answer. I think what they are looking for is a recursion based on ##m, n##. Let ##p(m, n)## be the probability the...

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Can you think of another way to tackle the problem? Using a common mathematical idea.

I think they want the probability that the first player wins. So, you still have some work to do. That said, it's not clear whether...