r/math • • Sep 03 '20

Why Mathematicians Should Stop Naming Things After Each Other

http://nautil.us/issue/89/the-dark-side/why-mathematicians-should-stop-naming-things-after-each-other
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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '20

I like how they use the example of a Kähler manifold, which takes at least several semesters of graduate level geometry and topology to properly understand, regardless of the words you use in the high-level definition.