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Conversely, I find infinitessimals vague and woo-woo, especially the way physicists and statisticians often use them. Once the epsilon-delta style "clicked" for me, it felt like second nature.

How can you tell whether it's standard analysis that's confusing per se or you just had poor math teachers?

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