Comment by JumpCrisscross
4 years ago
> OP's claim was that quantitative finance was hard science*
These are colloquial terms [1]. We might as well argue about whether Pop Tarts are ravioli or tacos sandwiches.
4 years ago
> OP's claim was that quantitative finance was hard science*
These are colloquial terms [1]. We might as well argue about whether Pop Tarts are ravioli or tacos sandwiches.
What is(n't) a taco is a semi-solved problem[0].
[0]: https://cuberule.com/
> These are colloquial terms [1].
Colloquial terms whose concrete meaning does not correspond to OP's claim.
There is no ambiguity in this: if your models are not testable and fail to predict behavior then it's not hard science.