13 Ways of Looking At A Line
Posted on March 6th, 2008 in Contemplation, Family, Math by kende ||
The metaphor of a cut has meaning, because the line is ordered by the placement of its points (as a highway is ordered by the placement of its cities and towns); but the English word “cut” fails to suggest the meaty decisiveness of the German geschnitten, the energetic suggestion of action undertaken, as if the line were actually being snipped by a pair of heavy shears.
p. 43 A Tour of the Calculus
The greatly large painting of my great grandfather standing in his rose garden with his snipping shears comes vibrantly to mind…