Le 29/11/2017 à 08:40, Emmanuel Charpentier a écrit :
> In French, we name that "les mathématiques"... ISTR that there are
> serious etymological reasons. The US's "math" sounds like carelessness
> (and the french "désinvolture" would be a better designation...).
> 
> --
> Emmanuel Charpentier
> 
When I was a young student, the Church of Bourbaki was omnipotent. It
was a sin to say "les mathématiques" (mathematics).  The First
Commandment was: Thou shalt say "La Mathématique".
t.d.

> Le mercredi 29 novembre 2017 01:03:05 UTC+1, Matthew Schroeder a écrit :
> 
>     In the headings of the quick start it says things like "Symbolic
>     *Maths*"  and "Numerical *Maths*"
> 
>     It is MATH not MATHS.  
> 
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