Q: Is mathematics not like a game whose tasks are determined by arbitrarily stipulated rules? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is mathematics often discovered? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is mathematics another sign of the pleasure many find in solving mathematical questions? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is mathematics the mental activity which consists in carrying out constructs one after the other? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is mathematics in trading? ¶
A: Yes, and land measurement, painting and weaving patterns and the recording of time.
Q: Is mathematics often imagined to be nothing but set theory in some axiomatization? ¶
A: Yes, and in the sense that every mathematical statement or proof could be cast into formulas within set theory.
Q: Is mathematics developed primarily for its own sake? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is mathematics vitally connected with research in pure mathematics? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is mathematics created or discovered? ¶
A: Yes, It is common to see universities divided into sections that include a division of Science and Mathematics, indicating that the fields are seen as being allied but that they do not coincide.
Q: Is mathematics in this sense a field of knowledge? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is mathematics the Fields Medal? ¶
A: Yes, and established in 1936 and awarded every four years to as many as four individuals.
Q: Is mathematics relevant only in the area that inspired it? ¶
A: Yes, and is applied to solve further problems in that area.
Q: Is mathematics essential in many fields? ¶
A: Yes, and including natural science, engineering, medicine, finance and the social sciences.
Q: Is mathematics an art or a science? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is mathematics called logicist? ¶
A: Yes, and intuitionist, and formalist, each reflecting a different philosophical school of thought.
Q: Is mathematics impossible? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is mathematics what mathematicians do? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is mathematics not experimentally falsifiable? ¶
A: Yes, and thus not a science according to the definition of Karl Popper.
Q: Was mathematics written out in words? ¶
A: Yes, and limiting mathematical discovery.