The process is similar to doing mathematics.

这个过程类似于数学运算。

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For a process with more than a handful of tasks, the mathematics would become quite complex.

对于一个具有大量任务的流程而言，在数学计算方面会十分复杂。

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However, the process of discovering new mathematics is much messier, full of the pursuit of directions which were naive, fruitless or uninteresting.

然而，做出数学新发现的过程要混乱得多，充满了幼稚、白费功夫和无趣的尝试。

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There are others who like to show you how much mathematics you could somehow insinuate into the process.

还有些人喜欢跟你炫耀数学用的多,尽管过程显得非常繁琐

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Darwin had little or no mathematical ability, but with the masses of information he had accumulated, he was able to conceive a process to which mathematics was later applied.

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