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Comment by pesfandiar

2 months ago

Mathematics doesn't need to remain backward compatible.

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somethingsomeĀ  2 months ago

IMO math is backward compatible by default unless you change the foundational axioms (rare occurrence).

In particular you can most of the time define morphisms between concepts.

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