OTOH the vast vast majority of people who will be reading this will be mathematicians who are familiar with the jargon. IMO it's perfectly fine for wikipedia to optimize for the primary audience, instead of optimizing for the rare curious person who has no relevant background.
There’s too much math to fit into one brain. It’s infeasible to expect every topic explained to a common denominator. Though, I definitely invite anyone interested to grok through all the math they can and cannot understand. Math, I hope, is more than just the academic practitioners.
I can attest to the enjoyment value in reading through math way beyond and outside my understanding. It’s amazingly beautiful, humbling, and can be surprisingly useful.
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OTOH the vast vast majority of people who will be reading this will be mathematicians who are familiar with the jargon. IMO it's perfectly fine for wikipedia to optimize for the primary audience, instead of optimizing for the rare curious person who has no relevant background.
There’s too much math to fit into one brain. It’s infeasible to expect every topic explained to a common denominator. Though, I definitely invite anyone interested to grok through all the math they can and cannot understand. Math, I hope, is more than just the academic practitioners.
I can attest to the enjoyment value in reading through math way beyond and outside my understanding. It’s amazingly beautiful, humbling, and can be surprisingly useful.