I think that, to most people, “math” brings to mind “the skills taught in math classes, which are used by people such as engineers and actuaries in their job, and by ordinary people when adding up grocery bills” much more than it does “what professional mathematicians do when they invent and prove new theorems”...
I think that, to most people, “math” brings to mind “the skills taught in math classes, which are used by people such as engineers and actuaries in their job, and by ordinary people when adding up grocery bills” much more than it does “what professional mathematicians do when they invent and prove new theorems”...