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> [In abstract mathematics or abstract art, the purpose is to describe inner states of our mind, and to explore the limits of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anjan-sundaram/in-abstract-mathematics-or-abstract-art-the-purpose-is-to-describe/)

[Anjan Sundaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anjan-sundaram/)

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> [There is no branch of mathematics, however abstract, which may not some day be applied to phenomena of the real world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikolai-lobachevsky/there-is-no-branch-of-mathematics-however-abstract-which-may-not-some/)

[Nikolai Lobachevsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikolai-lobachevsky/)

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> [Mathematics is the abstract key which turns the lock of the physical universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-polkinghorne/mathematics-is-the-abstract-key-which-turns-the-lock-of-the-physical/)

[John Polkinghorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-polkinghorne/)

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> [“These estimates may well be enhanced by one from F. Klein (1849-1925), the leading German mathematician of the last quarter of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-temple-bell/these-estimates-may-well-be-enhanced-by-one-from-f-klein-1849-1925/)

[Eric Temple Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-temple-bell/)

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