"Many persons entertain a prejudice against mathematical language,……" — William Stanley Jevons
"Many persons entertain a prejudice against mathematical language, arising out of a confusion between the ideas of a mathematical science and an exact science. ...in reality, there is no such thing as an exact science."
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William Stanley Jevons
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17 Quotes by William Stanley Jevons
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Science arises from the discovery of Identity amid Diversity.
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Whoever wishes to acquire a deep acquaintance with Nature must observe that there are analogies which connect whole branches of…
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I am convinced that it is impossible to expound the methods of induction in a sound manner, without resting them…
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The whole value of science consists in the power which it confers upon us of applying to one object the…
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Charles Babbage proposed to make an automaton chess-player which should register mechanically the number of games lost and gained in…
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The child which overbalances itself in learning to walk is experimenting on the law of gravity.
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It seems perfectly clear that Economy, if it is to be a science at all, must be a mathematical science.…
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Value is the most invincible and impalpable of ghosts, and comes and goes unthought of, while the visible and dense…
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Fertility of imagination and abundance of guesses at the truth are among the first requisites of discovery.
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It is clear that economics, if it is to be a science at all, must be a mathematical science.
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Repeated reflection and inquiry have led me to the somewhat novel opinion, that value depends entirely upon utility.
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As a general rule, it is foolish to do just what other people are doing, because there are almost sure…
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