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Originally Posted by TGS
So the question is should we speak of that which we cannot know with more, or with less, precision  |
We should always speak with the maximum precision.
On this, mathematicians are masters. For them, the maximum is to speak (write actually) with such concise precision that only 3 or 4 people can understand what they say.
It all comes down from the ancient secret society of the Pythagoreans.
By the other hand one of my teachers used to say. There is no point in trying to be rigorous with your mathematical style, because there will always be at least one that thinks and says aloud that your sloppy!
I came to the conclusion that one should know as much mathematics as possible and then forget about it.