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In a quantitative science, the mathematics exists as a kind of superstructure resting on a set of conceptual notions thought of as fundamental. Therefore, while the introduction of new mathematics takes place more or less continuously without much trauma, a major upheaval is required to replace one conceptual foundation with another. As a result, the acceptance of new concepts takes place only in widely separated jumps, preceded by controversy.
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Rosenkrantz, R.D. (1989). Introductory Remarks. In: Rosenkrantz, R.D. (eds) E. T. Jaynes: Papers on Probability, Statistics and Statistical Physics. Synthese Library, vol 158. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6581-2_1
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