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In this brief treatise, Ekelund explains some philosophical implications of recent mathematics. He examines randomness, the geometry involved in making predictions, and why general trends are easy to project, but particulars are practically impossible.

Mathematics and the Unexpected

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 15/01/1990
    ISBN13: 9780226199900, 978-0226199900
    ISBN10: 0226199908
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    Book Synopsis
    In this brief treatise, Ekelund explains some philosophical implications of recent mathematics. He examines randomness, the geometry involved in making predictions, and why general trends are easy to project, but particulars are practically impossible.

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