— Sir Michael Atiyah. The Princeton Companion to Mathematics, §VIII.6 Advice to a Young Mathematician (pdf).
Yesterday research notes!
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What is a system? A system is a network of interdependent components that work together to try to accomplish the aim of the system. A system must have an aim. Without an aim, there is no system. The aim of the system must be clear to everyone in the system. The aim must include plans for the future. The aim is a value judgment.
—W. Edwards Deming, of whom more below…
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This Deming quote pops up in my head whenever I hear the word “system” now. I’m reblogging it so I have the reference handy in the future.
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