Friedrich Nietzsche: Mathematics would certainly have not come into existence if one had known from the beginning that there was in nature no

Mathematics would certainly have not come into existence if one had known from t — Friedrich Nietzsche

Mathematics would certainly have not come into existence if one had known from the beginning that there was in nature no exactly straight line, no actual circle, no absolute magnitude.

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