John von Neumann Quotes About Science
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Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.
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Neumann, to a physicist seeking help with a difficult problem: Simple. This can be solved by using the method of characteristics. Physicist: I'm afraid I don't understand the method of characteristics. Neumann: In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
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The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models. By a model is meant a mathematical construct which, with the addition of certain verbal interpretations, describes observed phenomena. The justification of such a mathematical construct is solely and precisely that it is expected to work-that is, correctly to describe phenomena from a reasonably wide area.
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Young man, in mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
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Any one who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin.
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