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I learned what math is, everything now looks like a number.


I learned what a relation is, everything looks like it can be compared to other things.

I learned what a function is, everything looks like a mapping between two sets.

Wait...


It all boils down the fight between King Azaz -vs- The Mathemagician.

https://thephantomtollbooth.fandom.com/wiki/King_Azaz

>King Azaz, ruler of Dictionopolis: King Azaz the Unabridged is the ruler of words. His law is that words are much more important than numbers. He is the brother of the Mathemagician who is the ruler of mathematics. They came in agreement that numbers and words are equally important in the end. King Azaz is a lot like his brother, only the ruler of words. However, unlike his brother, Azaz is more like a stereotypical ruler. He takes the title of king, he lives in a palace, and he encourages his subjects to attend banquets.

https://thephantomtollbooth.fandom.com/wiki/The_Mathemagicia...

>The Mathemagician, ruler of Digitopolis: The Mathemagician is the brother of King Azaz and ruler of Digitopolis. His law in Digitopolis is that numbers are far more important than words, while King Azaz's law is that words are more important than numbers. The Mathemagician is pretty much polite but gets really mad whenever somebody mentions that numbers aren't that important or valuable, since numbers mean so much to him.


In what way? The blanket application?




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