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Quote: some people ask weather a hand-clap in a forest that nobody will actually sound. of course it does sound does not require ears, it is a vibration of molecules. similarly a number or a pattern that is seen by no one is still a number, weather we are there or not.

Question: I realize that sound has vibration but I dont understand how they bring the numbers in to this?

Comment: i like how it says a number is a number weather we see it or not i think that is really interesting because i constantly find myself saying you cant get a number from this or that. this helped me realize that just because i don't see a number now or a pattern maybe another animal can. It also makes me think we have so much time to find out new numbers about the world like we always are finding knew ways to solve things or math we didn't understand before. Its really interesting to think that math needs us and we need math. This reading helped me have a better understanding of math and why we do it. It makes me think its more important then i thought before i read this. You always hear people say math is important but this puts it more into perspective and reality to me.