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Quote by Eric Butterworth
In studying mathematics or simply using a mathematical principle,

In studying mathematics or simply using a mathematical principle, if we get the wrong answer in sort of algebraic equation, we do not suddenly feel that there is an anti-mathematical principle that is luring us into the wrong answers. – Eric Butterworth

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