Quote Check for ‘Is God a Mathematician?’ by Mario Livio

In-house rules Jul 14, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal

Misquote: 1 issue found

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To the Pythagoreans, numbers were both living entities and universal principles, permeating everything from the heavens to human ethics…[on] one hand, [numbers] had a tangible physical existence; on the other, they were abstract prescriptions on which everything was founded.

Original text

To the Pythagoreans, numbers were both living entities and universal principles, permeating everything from the heavens to human ethics. In other words, numbers had two distinct, complementary aspects. On one hand, they had a tangible physical existence; on the other, they were abstract prescriptions on which everything was founded.

Quote text

To the Pythagoreans, numbers were both living entities and universal principles, permeating everything from the heavens to human ethics…on one hand, [numbers] had a tangible physical existence; on the other, they were abstract prescriptions on which everything was founded.

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘…’

Diff

To‧the‧Pythagoreans,‧numbers‧were‧both‧living‧entities‧and‧universal‧principles,‧permeating‧everything‧from‧the‧heavens‧to‧human‧ethics.‧In‧other‧words,‧numbers‧had‧two‧distinct,‧complementary‧aspects.‧On…on‧one‧hand,‧they[numbers]‧had‧a‧tangible‧physical‧existence;‧on‧the‧other,‧they‧were‧abstract‧prescriptions‧on‧which‧everything‧was‧founded.

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Part-by-part explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	To‧the‧Pythagoreans,‧numbers‧were‧both‧living‧entities‧and‧universal‧principles,‧permeating‧everything‧from‧the‧heavens‧to‧human‧ethics
2	~~.‧In‧other‧words,‧numbers‧had‧two‧distinct,‧complementary‧aspects.‧On~~	✓ yes	Deletion is followed by a valid insertion.
3	…	✓ yes	Insertion is an ellipsis.
4	on	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
5	‧one‧hand,‧
6	~~they~~	✓ yes	Deletion is followed by a valid insertion.
7	[numbers]	✓ yes	Insertion is properly bracketed.
8	‧had‧a‧tangible‧physical‧existence;‧on‧the‧other,‧they‧were‧abstract‧prescriptions‧on‧which‧everything‧was‧founded.

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