translation.en: So here mathematics is able to link a well-known feature of the individual mind with a long-term historical pattern that unfolds over centuries and across continents.
translation.zh: 这里数学能够将有关个体认知的常识 和长期的历史规律联系起来。 这种历史规律可以延续数个世纪并在各个大洲有效。