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mathematics is a lot about studying things that are the same but look different from different vantage points
see e.g. the different[1][2] articles on tensors
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor_(intrinsic_definition)
@niplav My classmates they often say "some say math is about giving the same name to different things, when in reality it's about giving different names to the same thing"
