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@dannyhillis Von Neumann on the divide between combinatorial (discrete) vs. analytical (continuous) in computation.

From “The General and Logical Theory of Automata” (1948): https://www.vordenker.de/ggphilosophy/jvn_the-general-and-logical-theory-of-automata.pdf

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@ae_play @Jeff_Burke14 @_julesh_ @Replit This is the work of Bruce MacLennan on field computation where he advocates the use of continuous formal systems. A very good short paper to understand his position is “Words Lie in Our Way”: http://web.eecs.utk.edu/~bmaclenn/papers/WLIOW.pdf

Here’s his distinction between calculus and his simulacrum: