<p><pre><code>  &#62; Isn't the whole point of math that you expect at
  &#62; some point to analyze the result of the symbol
  &#62; manipulation and "read off" an interpretable
  &#62; meaning from the answer?
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I've responded to this at greater length here:
<a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1071734" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1071734</a><p>You are absolutely right when it comes to the application of existing math, but in Pure Math that doesn't turn out to be the case.