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Re: [Phys-l] How and why words.

From: "Dr. Keith S. Taber" <kst24@cam.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 19:32:35 +0000

At 14:19 -0500 2/2/11, ludwik kowalski wrote:

The words "how" and "why," which I colored, remind me a recent suggestion that the word
"why" should not be used by physicist.

Why?

Sorry.

Keith

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Follow-Ups:
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References:
- [Phys-l] the role of equations
  - From: John Denker <jsd@av8n.com>
- [Phys-l] Mathematics and science are different (was "the role of equations")
  - From: ludwik kowalski <kowalskil@mail.montclair.edu>
- Re: [Phys-l] Mathematics and science are different (was "the role of equations")
  - From: John Denker <jsd@av8n.com>
- Re: [Phys-l] Mathematics and science are different (was "the role of equations")
  - From: ludwik kowalski <kowalskil@mail.montclair.edu>
- [Phys-l] How and why words.
  - From: ludwik kowalski <kowalskil@mail.montclair.edu>

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