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ERIC Number: EJ371058
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Mathematical Metaphor.
Pimm, David
For the Learning of Mathematics, v8 n1 p30-34 Feb 1988
Suggests that it is possible to apply the principles of literary criticism to the mathematical text. Discussed are the areas of rhetoric, metaphor, and metonymy. (PK)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Mathematical Linguistics, Mathematics, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Metaphors, Rhetoric
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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