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Between Pure and Applied Mathematics

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I would like to start with a short discussion concerning the title. It seems possible that the outcome of such a discussion could be that the title is somewhat provocative or at least needs to be slightly corrected.

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Pelczar, A. (1995). Between Pure and Applied Mathematics. In: Zwilling, R. (eds) Natural Sciences and Human Thought. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78685-3_7

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