Mathematicians Cannot Discuss their Work
In the company of friends, writers can discuss their books, economists the state of the economy, lawyers their latest cases, and businessmen their latest acquisitions, but mathematicians cannot discuss their mathematics at all. And the more profound their work, the less understandable it is.
Douglas M. Campbell, John C. Higgins, Mathematics: People - Problems - Results, Vol II (1984-01-01)
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The more profound it is, the less comprehensible even to other Mathematicians.
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