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For mathematicians, = does not mean equality
> The usual way to get half an apple is to chop one into "two equal parts". Of course, the parts are actually NOT EQUAL - if they were, there would be only one part! They are merely ISOMORPHIC.
- John Baez (
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/week147.html
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