"How is an error possible in mathematics?" — Henri Poincare

"How is an error possible in mathematics?"

— Henri Poincare

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107 Quotes by Henri Poincare

Henri Poincare has 107 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Consider now the Milky Way. Here also we see an innumerable dust, only the grains of this dust are no…
Why is it that showers and even storms seem to come by chance, so that many people think it quite…
It is by logic we prove. It is by intuition we discover.
In one word, to draw the rule from experience, one must generalize; this is a necessity that imposes itself on…
It is a misfortune for a science to be born too late when the means of observation have become too…
Every phenomenon, however trifling it be, has a cause, and a mind infinitely powerful, and infinitely well-informed concerning the laws…
Tolstoi explains somewhere in his writings why, in his opinion, "Science for Science's sake" is an absurd conception. We cannot…
I then began to study arithmetical questions without any great apparent result, and without suspecting that they could have the…
It is often said that experiments should be made without preconceived ideas. That is impossible. Not only would it make…
Mathematicians do not study objects, but relations between objects.
What is it indeed that gives us the feeling of elegance in a solution, in a demonstration?
It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all.

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More Error Quotes

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Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
The chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. — Hannah Arendt
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great… — Isaac Asimov
Storytelling is a very old human skill that gives us an evolutionary advantage. If you can tell young people how… — Margaret Atwood
Truth emerges more readily from error than from confusion. — Francis Bacon
Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you… — Francis Bacon
There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men. — Lord Acton
Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change - this is the rhythm of living. Out of our… — Bruce Barton
An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it. — Orlando Aloysius Battista
We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error… — Joko Beck
This Old Testament - containing error, folly, absurdity and immorality - is by English statute law declared to be of… — Annie Besant
Studies have shown that 90% of error in thinking is due to error in perception. If you can change your… — Edward de Bono

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