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Cognitive science of mathematics

"Cognitive science of mathematics" is a term propagated by the book Where Mathematics Comes From; it is the study of mathematical ideas using the techniques of cognitive science.

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innate math: subitizing
naive math
conceptual metaphor

See also

Philosophy of mathematics

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