Comment on Five disciplines discovered the same math independentlyparentComments−saltcured7moI would read it as there being a different threshold for what is citation-worthy versus presumed background knowledge.Imagine if every graphics paper had to cite every concept they use from arithmetic, trigonometry, and linear algebra textbooks...−zozbot2347moThis was citation worthy because it's new knowledge to the field. Even in a graphics paper, you can cite whatever basic techniques you're using if it's not clear that everyone will be familiar with them.
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I would read it as there being a different threshold for what is citation-worthy versus presumed background knowledge.
Imagine if every graphics paper had to cite every concept they use from arithmetic, trigonometry, and linear algebra textbooks...
This was citation worthy because it's new knowledge to the field. Even in a graphics paper, you can cite whatever basic techniques you're using if it's not clear that everyone will be familiar with them.