Quotable Mathematics

"Nothing proves more clearly that the mind seeks truth, and nothing reflects more glory upon it, than the delight it takes, sometimes i...

"Statisticians can calculate the probability that such random samples represent the population; this is usually expressed in terms of s...

"The hypothesis is the principal intellectual instrument in research. Its function is to indicate new experiments and observations and ...

"Scientific facts are of little value in themselves. Their significance is their bearing upon other facts, enabling us to generalize an...